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Calculate the frequency of a sound wave produced when a tennis racquet string is plucked. The tension of the string is 274 N, the mass of the string is 28 kg and the length of the string is 0.74 m.



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Answer:

Explanation:

The velocity of sound from the plucked string in the tennis racquet is:

[tex]v=\sqrt{\frac{FL}{m}}=\sqrt{\frac{274(0.74)}{28}}\approx 2.69 ms^{-1}[/tex]

Then the frequency will be:

[tex]f=\frac{v}{2L}=\frac{2.69}{2(0.74)}\approx 1.81 Hz[/tex]