You are playing a musical instrument with two strings. Strin…
You are playing a musical instrument with two strings. String A is 50 cm long and string B is 70 cm long. Both strings are under the same amount of tension. You find that the frequency of the third harmonic on string A is the same as the frequency of the second harmonic on string B. What is the ratio of the linear mass density of string A, to that of string B (i.e., what is μA/μB)?
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