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Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings question from NEET 2020 (Phase 2)

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Stationary Waves & Vibrating Strings

The length of the string of a musical instrument is 90 cm and has a fundamental frequency of 120 Hz. Where should it be pressed to produce fundamental frequency of 180 Hz?

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Answer: (c)

  1. Same tension and string, so f∝1Lf \propto \dfrac{1}{L}.
  2. L2=L1f1f2=90×120180=60 cmL_2 = L_1\dfrac{f_1}{f_2} = 90 \times \dfrac{120}{180} = 60\text{ cm}.
  3. So the answer is (c) 60 cm60\text{ cm}.
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