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A steel wire of length is stretched between two rigid clamps at a temperature at which it has exactly zero tension. It is then cooled uniformly by kelvin, and the clamps stay fixed so the wire becomes taut. For steel take Young's modulus , coefficient of linear expansion and density (assume the wire's length, area and density are unchanged by the small strain). The fundamental frequency of transverse vibration of the wire is measured to be . Find in kelvin.
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Because the clamps are rigid, the thermal contraction is prevented by an elastic extension, so the strain is and the tension is . Linear mass density is , so the wave speed is , independent of the cross-sectional area. The fundamental is , so . Then .
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