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KCET · Physics · Waves and Sound

A wire under tension vibrates with a fundamental frequency of \(600 \mathrm{~Hz}\). If the length of the wire is doubled, the radius is halved and the wire is made to vibrate under one-ninth the tension. Then the fundamental frequency will become

  1. A \(200 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
  2. B \(300 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
  3. C \(600 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
  4. D \(400 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
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Correct Answer

(A) \(200 \mathrm{~Hz}\)

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Frequency of wire, \(f=\frac{1}{2 l r} \sqrt{\frac{T}{\pi \rho}}\)
So here,
\(\frac{f_{1}}{f_{2}} =\frac{l_{2}}{l_{1}} \times \frac{r_{2}}{r_{1}} \times \sqrt{\frac{T_{1}}{T_{2}}} \)
\(\frac{600}{f_{2}} =\frac{2}{1} \times \frac{1}{2} \times \sqrt{\frac{T}{T / 9}} \)
\(\frac{600}{f_{2}} =3 \)
\(f_{2} =\frac{600}{3} \)
\(f_{2} =200 \mathrm{~Hz}\)