SOLUTION: 2. The length of a violin string varies inversely as the frequency of its vibrations. If a string 8 inches long vibrates frequency of 640 cycles per second, what is the frequency o

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Question 1126294: 2. The length of a violin string varies inversely as the frequency of its vibrations. If a string 8 inches long vibrates frequency of 640 cycles per second, what is the frequency of a string that is 10 inches long
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Answer by Alan3354(69443) About Me  (Show Source):
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The length of a violin string varies inversely as the frequency of its vibrations.
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That is poorly stated.
You can't change the frequency to make the string's length change.
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Should be this:
The frequency of vibration varies inversely with its length.
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vibration, not vibrations
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cycles/second is Hertz, or Hz.