A sonometer wire long has tension and linear mass density

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Problem

A sonometer wire 1.0 m1.0\,\text{m} long has tension 100 N100\,\text{N} and linear mass density 1.0×10−3 kg m−11.0\times10^{-3}\,\text{kg\,m}^{-1}. What will be its fundamental frequency after the tension is increased to 400 N400\,\text{N} (length and linear density unchanged)? (a) 158 Hz158\,\text{Hz} (b) 79 Hz79\,\text{Hz} (c) 316 Hz316\,\text{Hz} (d) 632 Hz632\,\text{Hz}

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