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A steel piano string is .05m in length, with a mass of .005kg, and has a tension of 400N.

1) what is the fundamental frequency and wavelength of the string?

2) What is the speed of a wave on this string?

3) If the tension is increased to 450N, what is the new fundamental frequency?

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