Calculate what is the speed of the pulse

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A ski gondola is connected to the top of a hill by a steel cable of length 620 and diameter 1.7 . As the gondola comes to the end of its run, it bumps into the terminal and sends a wave pulse along the cable. It is observed that it took 16 for the pulse to return.

A) What is the speed of the pulse?

B) What is the tension in the cable?

Reference no: EM13547306

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