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Date May 2021 Marks available [Maximum mark: 2] Reference code 21M.2.HL.TZ1.8b.iv
Level HL Paper 2 Time zone TZ1
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21M.2.HL.TZ1.8b.iv

On a guitar, the strings played vibrate between two fixed points. The frequency of vibration is modified by changing the string length using a finger. The different strings have different wave speeds. When a string is plucked, a standing wave forms between the bridge and the finger.

                                                       

The string is displaced 0.4 cm at point P to sound the guitar. Point P on the string vibrates with simple harmonic motion (shm) in its first harmonic with a frequency of 195 Hz. The sounding length of the string is 62 cm.

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Calculate, in terms of g, the maximum acceleration of P.

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a=2π 1952×0.004=6005 «m s−2» ✓

=600 g ✓

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