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A copper wire is held at the two ends by rigid supports. At `30^(@)C`, the wire is just taut with negligible tension. Find the speed of transverse waves in the wire at `10^(@)C`. Given `alpha=(1.7xx10^(-5))^(@)C^(-1)`, `Y=1.4xx10^(11)Nm^(-2)` and `rho=9xx10^(3)kgm^(-3).`

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