The Fundamental Frequency of a Vibrating String Is F₁

question 185

Multiple Choice

The fundamental frequency of a vibrating string is f₁. If the tension in the string is decreased by 50% while the linear density is held constant, the fundamental frequency becomes

• A) 0.5f₁.
• B) 0.7f₁.
• C) 0.9f₁.
• D) f₁.
• E) None of these is correct.

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Definitions:

Normal Distribution

A probability distribution that is symmetric around its mean, showing that data near the mean are more frequent in occurrence than data far from the mean.

Statistical Inference

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Binomial Distribution

A probability distribution that summarizes the likelihood that a value will take one of two independent states under a given number of observations.

Uniform Distribution

A type of probability distribution where all outcomes are equally likely; in a continuous uniform distribution, any value within a specified range is equally likely to occur.