The lowest note emitted by a stretched string has a frequency of 40Hz. How many overtones are there between 40Hz and 180Hz?

a

4

b

3

c

2

d

1

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Ebube
2 years ago

I thought a stretched spring is a closed pipe

And the overtones of a closed pipe are
1st overtones= 3 harmonics
2nd overtones= 5 harmonics

Making C the correct option

Pls correct me if I'm wrong
But from my knowledge of wave the answer is C

Odemosad
1 year ago

Between 40Hz and 180Hz, we have 3 overtones.
Option B. 👍

mercy12345678ush
2 years ago

N

mbatyavyima
2 years ago

the answer is A
1st overtone= 2f =2x40 =80
2nd = 3f
3rd = 4f
4th =5f = 200

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