A 013-M String, Fixed at Both Ends and Vibrating in Its

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Multiple Choice

A 0.13-m string, fixed at both ends and vibrating in its n = 4 harmonic, excites a pipe that is 0.88 m long and open at both ends, into its second overtone resonance. What is the speed of transverse
Waves on the string? The speed of sound in air is 345 m/s.

• A) 32 m/s
• B) 30 m/s
• C) 36 m/s
• D) 38 m/s
• E) 34 m/s

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