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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 tension must a spider adjust a 12-cm-long strand of silk?
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