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MHT CET 2026 (12 May, Shift 2) · Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

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Q15MHT CET 2026 · 12 MAY · SHIFT 2Medium

Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

In sonometer experiment, the string of length ′L′'L' under tension vibrates in second overtone between the two bridges. The amplitude of vibration is maximum at length

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Answer: (b)

L/6L/25L/60L
  1. Second overtone = 3rd harmonic: 3 loops, each of length L/3L/3.
  2. Antinodes lie at the middle of each loop: L6,L2,5L6\dfrac{L}{6}, \dfrac{L}{2}, \dfrac{5L}{6}.
  3. So the answer is (b) L6,L2,5L6\frac{L}{6}, \frac{L}{2}, \frac{5L}{6}.
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