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question 36

Multiple Choice

A string,0.13 m long,vibrating in the n = 4 harmonic,excites an open pipe,0.88 m long,into second overtone resonance.The speed of sound in air is 345 m/s.The velocity of transverse waves in the string,in SI units,is closest to:

• A)38
• B)36
• C)34
• D)32
• E)30

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