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17.5 Exercise 12

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A sound wave of a frequency of 2.00 kHz is produced by a string oscillating in the n=6n = 6 mode. The linear mass density of the string is μ=0.0065kg/m\mu = 0.0065 \text{kg}/\text{m} and the length of the string is 1.50 m. What is the tension in the string?

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