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The G-string on a guitar is 64.8 cm long and is properly tuned to 196 Hz (fundamental) frequency.
a. Sketch the first harmonic on this guitar string at two different times.
b. What is the frequency of the G note one octave above this frequency? One octave below?
c. What is the frequency of the note a perfect fifth above this frequency?
d. What is the wavelength of the first harmonic of this guitar string?
e. What is the speed of waves on this guitar string? f. If a tuning fork is played at 194 Hz, will there be a beat? At what frequency?