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Olive1923
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Homework Statement
A straight rope is dropped at a height where is it not touching the ground. The rope has 10 beads spaced out on it and tied so they do not move. From the bottom to the top, the space between the beads increase, where the distance is the smallest at the bottom and largest at the top. When the rope is dropped, the beads sound like they are hitting the ground at equal time intervals. Why does it sound like this and how would you find the correct distance space out the beads?
Homework Equations
I think this is a sense problem not a math problem, so no equations needed.
The Attempt at a Solution
I think for finding the distance, you have to space it out enough so that the velocity of the top bead has enough time to increase to match the speed of the bead below it. I am just not sure about my thoughts?