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Two wires, made up of same material, are of equal lengths but their radii are in the ratio 1:2. On stretching each of these two string by the same tension, the ratio between their fundamental frequencies is
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Options:
  • A 1:2
  • B 2:1
  • C 1:4
  • D 4:1
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The correct answer is: 2:1
Here, ρ1=ρ2;r1r2=12,T1=T2

n1=12lr1T1πρ1;n2=12lr2T2πρ2

n1n2=r2r1=2

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