A stretched steel string has linear mass density and length

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

A stretched steel string has linear mass density 3.0 g m−13.0\,\text{g}\,\text{m}^{-1} and length 0.90 m0.90\,\text{m}. It is kept under a tension of 81 N81\,\text{N}. Assume the speed of transverse waves in the string depends only on the given parameters. (a) Fundamental frequency for given length and tension. (b) New fundamental frequency after shortening. (c) Fundamental frequency after doubling tension.

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