The fundamental frequency in an open organ pipe is equal to the third harmonic of a closed organ pipe. If the length of the closed organ pipe is , the length of the open organ pipe is:
Let the length of the open organ pipe be and the length of the closed organ pipe be . The fundamental frequency of an open organ pipe is given by . The frequency of the third harmonic (first overtone) of a closed organ pipe is given by . According to the question, : Rearranging to solve for : Given , The calculated length is , and the closest available option provided in the question is .
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