A pipe is closed at one end and is to be tuned to produce a fundamental frequency of

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Problem

A pipe is closed at one end and is to be tuned to produce a fundamental frequency of 256 Hz256\,\text{Hz}. Taking the speed of sound in air as 320 m s−1320\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}, determine the required length of the pipe.

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