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The wave speed on a string is 146 m/s when the tension is 70.0 N.

What tension will give a speed of 183 m/s?

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Wave speed is proportional to the square root of tension. If t is the unknown tension to produce a 183 m/s wave,

183/146 = sqrt(T/70)

Solve for T

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