Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1]
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- Wave Motion and Waves on a String
Concepts Of Physics MCQ Edition [Volume 1] · Physics · Wave Motion and Waves on a String
A rope of length 2.00 m and mass 80 g is fixed at one end and tied...
A rope of length and mass is fixed at one end and tied to a light string at the other end. The tension in the string is . Determine the frequencies of the fundamental and the first two overtones.
Options
- A, ,
- B, ,
- C, ,
- D, ,
Correct answer
C. , ,
Step-by-step solution
The linear mass density of the rope is given by:
The speed of the transverse wave on the rope is:
The rope is fixed at one end, which acts as a node. The other end is tied to a light string (negligible mass), which provides no inertia and thus acts as a free end (antinode). The system behaves like a string fixed at one end and free at the other.
The allowed frequencies (harmonics) for such a system are odd multiples of the fundamental frequency, given by:
for
The fundamental frequency () is:
The first overtone corresponds to the third harmonic ():
The second overtone corresponds to the fifth harmonic ():
Thus, the frequencies are , , and .
The speed of the transverse wave on the rope is:
The rope is fixed at one end, which acts as a node. The other end is tied to a light string (negligible mass), which provides no inertia and thus acts as a free end (antinode). The system behaves like a string fixed at one end and free at the other.
The allowed frequencies (harmonics) for such a system are odd multiples of the fundamental frequency, given by:
for
The fundamental frequency () is:
The first overtone corresponds to the third harmonic ():
The second overtone corresponds to the fifth harmonic ():
Thus, the frequencies are , , and .