College Physics with MasteringPhysics 7th Edition by Jerry Wilson,Anthony Buffa,Bo Lou

Exercise 97

A violin string is tuned to a certain frequency (first harmonic or the fundamental frequency). (a) If a violinist wants a higher frequency, should the string be (1) lengthened, (2) kept the same length, or (3) shortened Why (b) If the string is tuned to 520 Hz and the violinist puts a finger down on the string one-eighth of the string length from the neck end, what is the frequency of the string when the instrument is played this way