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A wire of length 30 cm, stretched between rigid supports, has it's nth  and n+1th harmonics at 400 Hz and 450 Hz, respectively. If tension in the string is 2700 N, it's linear mass density is _____ kg m-1.
PhysicsWaves and SoundJEE MainJEE Main 2022 (27 Jul Shift 2)
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The correct answer is: 3

Frequency of nth harmonic is nv2l=400nv0.6=400   ...1 

And frequency of n+1th harmonic is n+1v2l=450n+1v0.6=450    ...2, here, v is speed of wave on string. 

From equation 1, we have

n=400×0.6v

Putting in equation 2

0.6×400v+1v0.6=450

400+v0.6=450

v=30 m s-1

Speed of wave on string is stated as v=Tμ=30, here, μ is linear mass density.

So, μ=Tv2=2700900μ=3 kg m-1

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