document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=240782>Question 240782</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The pitch P of a musical tone varies inversely as its wavelength W. One tone has a pitch of 283 vibrations per second and a wavelength of 12 ft. Fine the wavelength of another tone that has a pitch of 348 vibrations per second. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "p*w = k (some constant)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "P*w = 283*12 = 3396<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "w = 3396/p<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 3396/348<BR>\n" );
document.write( "w = 9.7586 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "PS  I would call it frequency, not pitch </SPAN>\n" );
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