Biologists think that some spiders "tune" strands of their web to give enhanced response at frequencies corresponding to those at which desirable prey might struggle. Orb spider web silk has a typical diameter of 20μm, and spider silk has a density of 1300 kg/m^3. To have a fundamental frequency at 150Hz , to what tension must a spider adjust a 14cm -long strand of silk?

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Answer:

Explanation:

Given

diameter [tex]d=20 \mu m[/tex]

density [tex]\rho =1300 kg/m^3[/tex]

frequency [tex]\nu =150 Hz[/tex]

Length of silk strand [tex]L=14 cm[/tex]

Velocity in the string is as follows

[tex]\nu =\sqrt{\frac{T}{\mu }}[/tex]

The expression for Fundamental Frequency

[tex]f=\frac{\nu }{2l}[/tex]

[tex]f=\frac{1}{2l}\times \sqrt{\frac{T}{\mu }}[/tex]

[tex]f=\frac{1}{2l}\times \sqrt{\frac{T}{\frac{m}{l}}}[/tex]

[tex]f=\frac{1}{2l}\times \sqrt{\frac{Tl}{\rho V}}[/tex]

Squaring

[tex]f^2=\frac{1}{4l^2}\times \frac{Tl}{\rho V}[/tex]

[tex]T=4\rho \cdot A\cdot l^2\cdot f^2[/tex]

[tex]T=4\times 1300\times \frac{\pi }{4}(20\times 10^{-6})^2\times (0.14)^2\times 150^2[/tex]

[tex]T=7.2\times 10^{-4} N[/tex]