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String 1 is connected with string 2. The mass per unit length in string 1 is  μ1  and the mass per unit length in string 2 is 4 μ1. The tension in the strings is T. A travelling wave is coming from the left. What fraction of the energy in the incident wave goes into string2?
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a

1/8

b

4/9

c

2/3

d

8/9

answer is D.

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ErE1=(ArA1)2=(v2v1v1+v2)2=1/9Therefore,    EtE1=8/9

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String 1 is connected with string 2. The mass per unit length in string 1 is  μ1  and the mass per unit length in string 2 is 4 μ1. The tension in the strings is T. A travelling wave is coming from the left. What fraction of the energy in the incident wave goes into string2?