A String on a Violin Is Stretched Between Two Points

question 13

Multiple Choice

A string on a violin is stretched between two points 20.00 cm apart with a tension of 120.0 N. The mass/length of the string is 0.002000 kg/m. The frequency of the 2^nd overtone is

• A) 1,502 Hz.
• B) 1,837 Hz.
• C) 2,237 Hz.
• D) 2,568 Hz.
• E) 3,250 Hz.

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