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Using two pieces of string stretched to the same tension, pythagoras discovered the ratio for creating the interval of a perfect octave was ______________.

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Answer:

2:1 on a p e x

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The answer to this question would be 1:2

When you making sound with a string, the frequency is reversed with the string length. If you use a string with 2x length the frequency will become half of the first string. For a perfect octave, it will need 1:2 ratio of frequency or 1:4 tension
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