An 80-cm-long steel string with a linear density of 1.0 g/m is under 200 N tension. It is plucked and vibrates at its fundamental frequency. What is the wavelength of the sound wave that reaches your ear in a 20°C room?

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Answer:

Wavelength of the sound wave that reaches your ear is 1.15 m

Explanation:

The speed of the wave in string is

[tex]v=\sqrt{\frac{T}{\mu} }[/tex]

where T= 200 N is tension in the string , [tex]\mu[/tex]=1.0 g/m is the linear mass density

[tex]v=\sqrt{\frac{200}{1\times 10^{-3} }[/tex]

[tex]v=447.2 m/s[/tex]

Wavelength of the wave in the string is

[tex]\lambda =2L=2\times 0.8=1.6 m[/tex]

The frequency is

[tex]f=\frac{v}{\lambda} \\f=\frac{447.2}{1.6}\\f=298.25 Hz[/tex]

The required wavelength pf the sound wave that reaches the ear is( take velocity of air v=344 m/s)

[tex]\lambda=\frac{v_{air}}{f} \\\lambda=\frac{344}{298.25} \\\lambda=1.15 m[/tex]