Stationary Waves

A string that is 2.0 meters long is fixed at both ends and tightened until the wave speed is 18 m/s. What is the frequency of the standing wave shown in the figure?

• 27 Hz
• 54 Hz
• 81 Hz
• 110 Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A standing wave is oscillating at 950 Hz on a string, as shown in the figure. What is the wave speed?

• 380 m/s
• 570 m/s
• 290 m/s
• 190 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A 0.588-m string is tightly clamped at both ends. If the lowest standing wave frequency of the string is  326 Hz, how fast do waves travel on this string?

• 383 m/s
• 475 m/s
• 582 m/s
• 724 m/s

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

A stretched string is observed to have four equal segments in a standing wave driven at a frequency of 480 Hz.  What driving frequency will set up a standing wave with five equal segments?

• 600 Hz
• 360 Hz
• 240 Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1

The speed of propagation of a transverse wave on a 2.0-m long string fixed at both ends is 200 m/s.  Which one of the following is not a resonant frequency of this string?

• 25 Hz
• 50 Hz
• 100 Hz
• 200 Hz

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NGSS.HS-PS4-1