Quadrupling Both the Tension in a Guitar String and Its

question 20

Multiple Choice

Quadrupling both the tension in a guitar string and its mass per unit length will result in changing the wave speed in the string by what factor?

• A) 4.00
• B) 2.00
• C) 1.00 (i.e. ,no change)
• D) 0.50

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