In an experiment with sonameter a tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz resonates with a length of 25 cm and another tuning fork resonates with a length of 16 cm. tension of the string remaining constant the frequency of the second tuning fork is

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(b) For sonometer
$v \propto \frac{1}{l}$
$	herefore\ \frac{v_{1}}{v_{2}} = \frac{l_{2}}{l_{1}} \Longrightarrow \frac{256}{v_{2}} = \frac{16}{25}\ $
$v_{2} = \frac{256 	imes 25}{16} = 400\ Hz$

Q. In an experiment with sonameter a tuning fork of frequency 256 Hz resonates with a length of 25 cm and another tuning fork resonates with a length of 16 cm. tension of the string remaining constant the frequency of the second tuning fork is

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