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3/16 2 pm

What is the difference between second harmonic and fourth harmonic? For example, this problem below says fourth harmonic. Does that change the way the problem is worked?

A string of length 8 meters is fixed at both ends. It oscillates in its fourth harmonic with a frequency of 179 Hz and amplitude .75 cm. If it is held under a tension of 11 Newtons, then what is its mass?

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@& The first harmonic has the minimum possible number of nodes and antinodes, and is also called the fundamental harmonic, or just 'the fundamental'.

The second harmonic is obtained by adding a node-antinode pair to the fundamental.

Each subsequenty harmonic is obtained by adding a node-antinode pair to the preceding harmonic.

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