Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Superposition - Exercises and Problems - Page 622: 35

Answer

$\approx 180\;\rm Hz$

Work Step by Step

We need to treat the Tendons here as strings. We know for standing waves in a string, the frequency is given by $$f_m=\dfrac{mv}{2L}$$ And the fundamental frequency ($m=1$) is then given by $$f_1=\dfrac{v}{2L}$$ where $v$ in a string is given by $v=\sqrt{T/\mu}$ where $T$ is the tension and $\mu$ is the linear density of the string. $$f_1=\dfrac{1}{2L}\sqrt{\dfrac{T}{\mu}}\tag 1$$ Noting that $\rho=\dfrac{m}{V}=\dfrac{m}{AL}$ where $m$ is the mass of the string, $L$ is the length of the strung, and $A$ is its cross-sectional area. And we know that $m/L=\mu$ Thus, $$\mu=\rho A$$ Plugging into (1): $$f_1=\dfrac{1}{2L}\sqrt{\dfrac{T}{\rho A}}$$ Plugging the known; $$f_1=\dfrac{1}{2(0.20)}\sqrt{\dfrac{500}{(1100)(90\times 10^{-6})}}$$ $$f_1= 177.7\;\rm Hz\approx\color{red}{\bf180}\;\rm Hz$$
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