Sound 7
Sound 7
Sound 7
Resonance in Strings:
3. Draw the standing wave patterns for the first five harmonics and complete the equations.
1 L = = L
2 L = = L
3 L = = L
4 L = = L
5 L = = L
c...........first harmonic wave pattern for a 78.5- d. ... fifth harmonic wave pattern for a 1.05-
cm long guitar string. m long guitar string.
Use the wave equation and your standing wave patterns to solve the following problems. PSYW
5. A guitar string with a length of 80.0 cm is plucked. The speed of a wave in the string is 400. m/sec.
Calculate the frequency of the first harmonic. PSYW
6. Calculate the frequency of the second and third harmonic for the string in question #5. PSYW
7. A pitch of Middle D (first harmonic = 294 Hz) is sounded out by a vibrating guitar string. The
length of the string is 70.0 cm. Calculate the speed of the standing wave in the guitar string. PSYW
8. A frequency of the first harmonic is 587 Hz (pitch of D5) is sounded out by a vibrating guitar string.
The speed of the wave is 600. m/sec. Find the length of the string. PSYW
9. A rope is vibrating in such a manner that three equal-length segments are found to be vibrating up
and down with 321 complete cycles in 20.0 seconds. Waves travel at speeds of 26.4 m/s in the rope.
What is the length of the rope? PSYW