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part b is confusing me. I would think that you would loosen the tension which would slow down the velocity which would reduce the frequency?

Homework Statement A violinist is tuning her instrument to concert A (440 Hz). she plays the note while listening to an electronically generated tone of exactly that frequency and hears a beat frequency 3Hz, which increases to 4Hz when she tightens her violin string slightly. (a) what was the...

its hard to explain without being able to show the picture but the 60 comes form the angle created from the cable and the ceiling. I should just take a picture :eek:

I better introduce myself first: My name is Brian and I go to Ca state university of Chico majoring in biology. I just found this site and hope to get some help on here! A uniform 250 kg beam is supported by a cable connected to the ceiling, the angle of the beam resting on the floor is 40...