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UTME / JAMB 2026
Vibration in Springs and Pipes
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Solution
From the diagram above, if the velocity of the wave is 240 ms\(^{−1}\), the frequency of the first overtone is
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WAEC / WASSCE 2025
Vibration in Springs and Pipes
Solution
A wire is stretched between two points, 1 m apart. If the speed of the wave generated on plucking the wire is 200 ms\(^{-1}\), what is the minimum frequency which will resonate with the wire?
A
50 Hz
B
100 Hz
C
200 Hz
D
75 Hz
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2024
Vibration in Springs and Pipes
Solution
The fourth overtone of a closed pipes is 900Hz, its fundamental frequency is
A
50Hz
B
100Hz
C
200Hz
D
400Hz
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2023
Vibration in Springs and Pipes
Solution
A piano wire 50 cm long has a total mass of 10 g and its stretched with a tension of 800 N. Find the frequency of the wire when it sounds its third overtone note.
A
800 Hz
B
600 Hz
C
400 Hz
D
200 Hz
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 2021
Vibration in Springs and Pipes
Solution
The lowest note emitted by a stretched string has a frequency of 40Hz. How many overtones are there between 40Hz and 180Hz?
A
4
B
3
C
2
D
1
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 1989
Vibration in Springs and Pipes
Solution
When the tension in a sonometer wire is doubled, the ratio of the new frequency to the initial frequency is?
A
\(\frac{1}{\sqrt2}\)
B
\(\frac{1}{2}\)
C
\(\sqrt2\)
D
2
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Physics
UTME / JAMB 1979
Vibration in Springs and Pipes
Diagram
Solution
In a resonance tube experiment, which is illustrated above, the velocity of sound in air is 327.68m/s, the frequency of the turning fork used is therefore?
A
128HZ
B
256HZ
C
512HZ
D
768HZ
E
1024HZ
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