Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 16 - Waves-I - Problems - Page 474: 43b

Answer

$f_2=15.8Hz$

Work Step by Step

We will use the following formula here: $f_n=\frac{n}{2}\sqrt\frac{T}{LM}$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $f_n=\frac{n}{2}\sqrt\frac{250}{(10)(0.1)}=n(7.91)Hz$ Therefore, the second lowest frequency is: $f_2=2(7.91)=15.8Hz$
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