Where should the violinist place their finger to play concert A?

[a.a]

Homework Statement

A violin string has a length of 0.35m and is tuned to concert G (a frequency of 392Hz). Where must the violionist place her finger to play concert A, with a frequency of 440Hz?

Homework Equations

The Attempt at a Solution

I used v= frequency * wavelength and found the velocity, then found the wavelength for concert A and devided by 2. Is this the right method?

 

[ideasrule]

Depends on what you used for wavelength. If you used 2*0.35, then yes, it's correct.

 

[a.a]

So would the answer be 0.624m?

 

[jdwood983]

So would the answer be 0.624m?

I wouldn't think so. The violin sting itself is only 0.35m, your answer is nearly double it's length!