JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - 14. waves and sound
The percentage increase in the speed of transverse waves produced in a stretched string if the tension is increased by \(4\, \%\), will be ......... \(\%\)
- A \(1\)
- B \(2\)
- C \(0\)
- D \(4\)
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Correct Answer
(B) \(2\)
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\(v =\sqrt{\frac{ T }{\mu}}\) \(\frac{\Delta V }{ V }=\frac{1}{2} \frac{\Delta T }{ T }\)
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