The given diagram shows three light pieces of paper placed on a wire that is stretched over two supports, $Q$ and $R$ , a distance $4x$ apart. When the wire is made to vibrate at a particular frequency, all the pieces of paper, except the middle one, fall off the wire. Which of the following could be the wavelength of the vibration?
The given diagram shows three light pieces of paper placed on a wire that is stretched over two supports, $Q$ and $R$ , a distance $4x$ apart. When the wire is made to vibrate at a particular frequency, all the pieces of paper, except the middle one, fall off the wire. Which of the following could be the wavelength of the vibration?
- A
$2x$
- B
$3x$
- C
$4x$
- D
$8x$
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