EBK COLLEGE PHYSICS
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Author: Knight
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Chapter 16, Problem 52GP
A string, stretched between two fixed posts, forms standing-wave resonances at 325 Hz and 390 Hz. What is the largest possible value of its fundamental frequency?
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