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An organ pipe is open at both ends. It is producing sound at its n = 3 harmonic, the frequency of which is 392 Hz. Take the speed of sound to be 344 m/s. What is the length of the pipe?

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Explanation:

Formula for the organ pipe of length L which is open at both the ends. So, its third harmonic frequency will be given as follows.

            [tex]f_{3} = 3(\frac{v}{2L})[/tex]

where,    v = speed of the sound = 344 m/s

            [tex]f_{3}[/tex] = 392 Hz

Hence, putting the given values into the above formula as follows.

            [tex]f_{3} = 3(\frac{v}{2L})[/tex]  

            L = [tex]\frac{3v}{2f_{3}}[/tex]

               = [tex]\frac{3 \times 344}{2 \times 392}[/tex]

               = [tex]\frac{1032}{784}[/tex]

               = 1.316 m

Thus, we can conclude that the length of the pipe is 1.316 m.