A crane lifts a 2500-kg beam using a steel cable whose mass per unit length is 0.650 kg/m. What is the speed of transverse waves on this cable if the upward acceleration of the beam is a steady 3.00 m/s2?

A) 194 m/s
B) 578 m/s
C) 1220 m/s
D) 1880 m/s
E) 222 m/s


E

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Two ice skaters push off against one another starting from a stationary position. The 45-kg skater acquires a speed of 0.375 m/s. What speed does the 60-kg skater acquire?

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According to the well-known equation E = mc2,

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a. is an absolutely stable particle c. has zero mass b. decays via the weak interaction d. is a lepton

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