Problem: The figure shows a standing wave on a string.Draw the standing wave that occurs if the string tension is quadrupled while the frequency is held constant.

Frequency of oscillation for a stretched string:

$f = \frac{n}{2 L} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{T}{μ}}$

Solving for n:

$n = 2 L f \cdot \sqrt{\frac{μ}{T}}$

We have the initial nodes, n_i = 2 and initial tension, T_i.

The final tension is 4T_i.

We'll solve for new nodes, n_final, as follows:

$n_{i} = 2 L f_{1} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{μ}{T_{i}}}$

$n_{f} = 2 L f_{1} \cdot \sqrt{\frac{μ}{4 T_{i}}}$

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The figure shows a standing wave on a string.

Draw the standing wave that occurs if the string tension is quadrupled while the frequency is held constant.

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