Examples: (sent to class by e-mail include answers)
1. string frequency 300 Hz for T= 40 N. Find frequency
for 50 N tension
2. 60 cm long string plays a certain tone. What length
will produce a tone an octave higher (double the
frequency)?
3. A cello string is 80 cm long and has a mass of 1.2 g.
a) Find the mass per unit length.
b) Find the tension required to obtain a frequency
of 200 Hz.
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