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A uniform rope having mass m hangs vertically from a rigid support. A transverse wave pulse is produced at the lower end. The speed (v) of wave pulse varies with height h from the lower end as shown in the figure.
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Options:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
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The correct answer is:
Let m be the total mass of the rope of lengthl. Tension in the rope at a height h from lower end= weight of rope of length h is T=mgl(h)

As  v2=gh

Which is a parabola. Therefore, h  versus v  graph is a parabola option (a) is correct.

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