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Date May 2016 Marks available 1 Reference code 16M.1.SL.TZ0.16
Level Standard level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 0
Command term Question number 16 Adapted from N/A

Question

A pipe of length L has two open ends. Another pipe of length L′ has one open end and one closed end.

The frequency of the first harmonic of both pipes is the same. What is \(\frac{{L'}}{L}\) ?

A.   2

B.  \(\frac{3}{2}\)

C.  1

D.  \(\frac{1}{2}\)

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

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Syllabus sections

Core » Topic 4: Waves » 4.5 – Standing waves
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