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A string is vibrating in its fifth overtone between two rigid supports 2.4 m apart. The distance between successive node and antinode is
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Options:
  • A 0.1 m
  • B 0.2 m
  • C 0.6 m
  • D 0.8 m
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 0.2 m
Fifth overtone = Sixth harmonic

2.4=6 λ 2

λ 2 =0.4  m

λ 2 =0.4

λ=0.8

λ 4 = 0.8 4

=0.2 m

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