A particular guitar wire is long and vibrates at a frequency of when no finger is placed on it. The next higher notes on the scale are . How far from the end of the string must the finger be placed to play these notes?
Step. Given Data:
Step. We know that:
(where, = constant for a medium)
Step. Now:
Again,
Step 4. Further:
In the same way, we have
Hence, the finger should be placed at & to play these notes respectively.