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  4. A tuning fork of frequency 512 Hz is used to produce vibrations in a sonometer wire of natural frequency 256 Hz. The wire will vibrate in

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Q. A tuning fork of frequency $512\, Hz$ is used to produce vibrations in a sonometer wire of natural frequency $256\, Hz$. The wire will vibrate in

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Solution:

As the wire is forced to have a frequency $=512=2 \times 256=2 n$, therefore, it must vibrate in two segments.