Question

A ski gondola is connected to the top of a hill by a steel cable oflength 620 m and diameter 1.5 cm. As thegondola comes to the end of its run, it bumps into the terminal andsends a wave pulse along the cable. It is observed that it took14 s for the pulse to travel the length ofthe cable and then return.

(a) What is the speed of the pulse?
m/s
(b) What is the tension in the cable?
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Answer 1