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Q.A violin string vibrates with fundamental frequency of 440 Hz. What are the frequencies of first and second overtones?

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A vibrating string (fixed at both ends) supports ALL harmonics as its overtones (section 6.7.5, Eq. 6.31: np=pnn_p=pn). With fundamental n=440n=440 Hz: the first overtone is the second harmonic, n1=2n=2×440=880n_1=2n=2\times440=880 Hz, and t …

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