A string is stretched so that its length is increased by $\frac{1}{\eta }$ of its original length. The ratio of fundamental frequency of transverse vibration to that of fundamental frequency of longitudinal vibration will be

  • A

    $\eta :1$

  • B

    $1:\eta $

  • C

    $\sqrt \eta  :1$

  • D

    $1:\sqrt \eta  $

Similar Questions

If vibrations of a string are to be increased by a factor of two, then tension in the string must be made

  • [AIIMS 1999]

The transverse displacement in a streched string is given by
$y = 0.06 \sin \, \left( {\frac{{2\pi }}{3}x} \right)\cos \,(120\pi t)$

where $x$ and $y$ are in $m$ and $t$ is in $s$. The length of the string is $1.5\, m$ and  its mass is $3.0 \times 10^{-2} \,kg$, then tension in string is ..... $N$

Two wires are in unison. If the tension in one of the wires is increased by $2\%, 5$ beats are produced per second. The initial frequency of each wire is  .... $Hz$

The tension of a stretched string is increased by $69\%$. In order to keep its frequency of vibration constant, its length must be increased by ..... $\%$

A sonometer wire is vibrating in resonance with a tuning fork. Keeping the tension applied same, the length of the wire is doubled. Under what conditions would the tuning fork still be is resonance with the wire ?