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Average Power of Waves on Strings
18. Waves & Sound / Average Power of Waves on Strings / Problem 1
Problem 1

A guitar string is plucked and vibrates with a tension of 180 N. The string has a linear density of 0.050 kg/m. What power value is required to sustain a 440-Hz musical tone if the amplitude of the string’s vibration is 1.2 cm? Hint use: Pˉ=2π2μvf2A2\(\bar{P}\)=2 \(\pi\)^{2} \(\mu\) v f^{2} A^{2}