8 8) Two strings, A and B, have respective mass densities µa and µg respectively. The linear mass density,UB, of string-B is nine times that of string-A (HB = 9µA). If both strings have the same fundamentalfrequency when kept at the same tension, then the ratio of their lengths La/LB is equal to:(а)9(b)3(c) 1/3(d)1/9

The expression for the fundamental frequency is, f=Tμ2L

Two strings, A and B, have respective mass densities µa and uB respectively. The linear mass density, HB, of string-B is nine times that of string-A (µg = 9µa). If both strings have the same fundamental frequency when kept at the same tension, then the ratio of their lengths LA/LB is equal to: %3D (а)9 (b)3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/9

Two strings, A and B, have respective mass densities µa and uB respectively. The linear mass density, HB, of string-B is nine times that of string-A (µg = 9µa). If both strings have the same fundamental frequency when kept at the same tension, then the ratio of their lengths LA/LB is equal to: %3D (а)9 (b)3 (c) 1/3 (d) 1/9

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Chapter17: Traveling Waves

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