Consider a string of total length L, made up of three segments of equal length. The mass per unit length of the first segment is μ, that of the second is 2μ, and that of the third μ/4. The third segment is tied to a wall, and the string is stretched by a force of magnitude Ts applied to the first segment; Ts is much greater than the total weight of the string. How long will it take a transverse wave to propagate from one end of the string to the other? Express the time t in terms of L, μ, and Ts.

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Two particles of masses m and 2m are placed on a smooth horizontal table. a string, which joins these two masses, hangs over the edge supporting a pulley, which suspends a particle of mass 3m. the pulley has negligible mass. the two parts of the string on the table are parallel and perpendicular to the edge of the table. the hanging parts of the string are vertical. find the acceleration of the particle of mass 3m.

At a certain instant after jumping from the airplane a, a skydiver b is in the position shown and has reached a terminal (constant) speed vb = 52 m/s. the airplane has the same constant speed va = 52 m/s, and after a period of level flight is just beginning to follow the circular path shown of radius ρa = 2330 m. (a) determine the velocity and acceleration of the airplane relative to the skydiver. (b) determine the time rate of change of the speed vr of the airplane and the radius of curvature ρr of its path, both as observed by the nonrotating skydiver.

Determine the moment of the force f about an axis extending between a and c. express the result as a cartesian vector. a is at the origin, c is at (4,3,0) and f = (4i + 12j -3k) lb coming out of b (4,3,-2).