Find the first three harmonics of a string of linear mass density 2.00 g/m and length 0.600 m when the tension in it is 50.0 N.
A)132 Hz,264 Hz,395 Hz
B)66 Hz,132 Hz,198 Hz
C)264 Hz,528 Hz,792 Hz
D)none of the above

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The first three harmonics are given by:f1 = (1/2L) * sqrt(T/m)f2 = 2f1f3 = 3f1Plugging in the given values, we get:f1 = (1/2 * 0.600 m) * sqrt(50.0 N / 0.002 kg/m) = 132 Hzf2 = 2 * 132 Hz = 264 Hzf3 = 3 * 132 Hz = 395 Hz

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