Question:

If a 1.5 m long steel sonometer wire has a tension that produces an elastic strain of 1%, then its fundamental frequency is 178.2 Hz. The density and elasticity of steel are given as 7.7 × 103 kg/m3 and 2.2 × 10^11 N/m2, respectively.

Options :

  • a)188.5Hz
  • b)178.2Hz
  • c)200.5Hz
  • d)770Hz

Answer :

b)178.2Hz

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