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If the speed of a transverse wave on a stretched string of length 1 m is `60 m s^-1`, what is the fundamental frequency of vibration ?

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30Hz
`L=1m, V=60m/s`
`:.`Fundamental frequency
`f_0=V/(2L)=60/2xx1`
`=30sec^-1=30Hz`.
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