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5.8 Exercise 68

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Use the given information to answer the questions.

The rate of vibration of a string under constant tension varies inversely with the length of the string. If a string is 24 inches long and vibrates 128 times per second, what is the length of a string that vibrates 64 times per second?

OpenStax Algebra and Trigonometry 2e, 5.8 Modeling Using Variation, exercise 68

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