Question

g a 62 cm guitar string produces a sound wave with a fundamental frequency of 160 hz the speed of sound in air is 339 m/s determine the ratio of the wavelength of the waves that travel on the string to the wavelength of the generated sound wave

Answer 1

The ratio of the wavelength of the waves that travel on the string to the wavelength of the generated sound wave is 0.585

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

length of the guitar string, L = 62 cm = 0.62 m

fundamental frequency of the sound, f = 160 Hz

speed of sound in air, v = 339 m/s

The wavelength of the sound that travels on the string is calculated as follows;

for fundamental frequency; Length of the string = Node -------> Node

Length of string, L = λ/2

λ₁ = 2 x L

λ₁ = 2 x 0.62 m

λ₁ = 1.24 m

The wavelength of the generated sound wave that travels in the air is calculated as follows;

λ₂ = v / f

λ₂ = 339 / 160

λ₂ = 2.12 m

The ratio of the two wavelengths is calculated as;

`(\lambda _1)/(\lambda_2) = (1.24)/(2.12) = 0.585`