A standard violin string is 32.8 cm long from the tuning peg to the bridge. When...

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A standard violin string is 32.8 cm long from the tuning peg tothe bridge. When played open(without pressing a finger against thefingerboard), this string has a fundamental (lowest)frequency of440 Hz.

(a) What is the wavelength of the wave at this frequency? (Hint:the lowest frequency is alsothe longest wavelength that can producea standing wave.) b.

(b) What is the speed of the wave on the string? (Hint: this isnot the speed of sound!)c.

(c) How far from the end of the string should a finger be placedin order to produce afundamental frequency of 523 Hz.

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ANS It is a physics question a music related physics question The speed of propagation of a wave in a string v is proportional to the square root of the tension of the string T and    See Answer
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