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If the fundamental frequency of a musical instrument is 42Hz, what is the frequency of the second harmonic?

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Answer:

84 Hz

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User Courtne
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For the majority of instruments f = n f0 where f is the resonating frequency, n is any whole number and f0 is the fundamental.
This applies to trumpets, violins, flutes and a broad range.
In such a case the first harmonic would be at n=1 and the second harmonic would be at n=2

which gives a frequency of 84 Hz
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