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Chapter 16, Problem 55GP
Spiders may “tune” strands of their webs to give enhanced response at frequencies corresponding to the frequencies at which desirable prey might struggle. Orb web silk has a typical diameter of 0.0020 mm, and spider silk has a density of 1300 kg/m3. To give a resonance at 100 Hz, to what tension must a spider adjust a 12-cm-long strand of silk?
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Spiders may “tune” strands of their webs to give enhanced response at frequencies corresponding to the frequencies at which desirable prey might struggle. Orb web silk has a typical diameter of 0.0020 mm, and spider silk has a density of 1300 kg/m3. To give a resonance at 100 Hz, to what tensionmust a spider adjust a 12-cm-long strand of silk?
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