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A lift mechanic taps on an end of the main cable of a ski lift 2000 ft (610 m) long, sen...

A lift mechanic taps on an end of the main cable of a ski lift 2000 ft (610 m) long, sending a transverse pulse down the cable. He finds it takes 7.7 s for the pulse to reflect off the opposite end and return. If the steel cable is 3.8 cm in diameter, what is the tension in the cable?

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