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Standing waves are produced in a 10 m long stretched string. If the string vibrates in 5 segments and the wave velocity is 20 m/s, the frequency is

a
2 Hz
b
4 Hz
c
5 Hz
d
10 Hz

detailed solution

Correct option is C

String vibrates in five segment so 52λ=l⇒λ=2l5Hence n=vλ=5×v2l=5×202×10=5Hz

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