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Tension



Two strings with the same mass density are stretched between the same posts. If the fundamental frequency of the first string is twice that of the second, what is the ratio of tension of the first string to the tension of the second, T1/T2?

Possible answers:
1/8
1/4
1/2
• the square root of 1/2
• the square root of 2
• 2
• 4
• 8

T1/T2 =