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A steel guitar string is to be tuned so that its third harmonic is
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Waves · Waves
Problem
A steel guitar string is to be tuned so that its third harmonic is
300
Hz
300\,\text{Hz}
300
Hz
. The string has a linear mass density of
2.0
×
10
−
3
kg m
−
1
2.0\times10^{-3}\,\text{kg m}^{-1}
2.0
×
1
0
−
3
kg m
−
1
and is maintained under a tension of
180
N
180\,\text{N}
180
N
. Determine the required length of the vibrating segment of the string.
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