Recent content by PhysicsAmateur

Wow, my internet(Rogers) literally went down. All rogers users had no service for the past couple of hours. Thanks for all of the responses guys! It really helped. I'm going to be completing the lab in a couple days and I'll respond back how it goes. Cheers!

Thanks for the help guys. I decided to use a plank and pulley. One end of the string is nailed to the plank(through the plastic end of the string), and the other end is laid over a pulley which will be hanging over a table to prevent friction. Then from there I would simply pluck the string...

Thanks for the reply! I decided to do your idea with the pulley and as of right now, I have a plank of wood lying flat on a desk and a makeshift pole attatched to the plank. One end of the string is fastened securely onto the pole, and rather than using a pulley, could I just lay the string over...

I have a lab to find the relationship between the two. I know the relationship, but I have to be able to measure the force of tension in a guitar string, or calculate it WITHOUT using the frequency. Is there an equation to solve for string tension where is it set up like a guitar string that I...