Physics Laboratory Experiments
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Author: Jerry D. Wilson, Cecilia A. Hernández-Hall
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Chapter 17, Problem 1Q
The length, L1, is not the wavelength of the fundamental frequency of the string.
- (a) With the tension equal to F1, to which natural frequency does the wavelength equal to L1 correspond?
- (b) What tension in the string would be required to produce a standing wave with a wavelength equal to L1? (Hint: Use Eq. 17.7.)
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