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The 4th4^{\text{th}} overtone of a closed organ pipe is the same as that of the 3rd3^{\text{rd}} overtone of an open pipe. The ratio of the length of the closed pipe to the length of the open pipe is:

A

8:98:9

B

9:79:7

C

9:89:8

D

7:97:9

Step-by-Step Solution

For a closed organ pipe, the fundamental frequency is fc=v4Lcf_{c} = \frac{v}{4L_c}. The overtones are odd harmonics. The nthn^{\text{th}} overtone corresponds to the (2n+1)th(2n+1)^{\text{th}} harmonic. Frequency of the 4th4^{\text{th}} overtone of the closed pipe = (2×4+1)fc=9(v4Lc)(2 \times 4 + 1) f_c = 9 \left(\frac{v}{4L_c}\right).

For an open organ pipe, the fundamental frequency is fo=v2Lof_{o} = \frac{v}{2L_o}. The overtones are integer harmonics. The nthn^{\text{th}} overtone corresponds to the (n+1)th(n+1)^{\text{th}} harmonic. Frequency of the 3rd3^{\text{rd}} overtone of the open pipe = (3+1)fo=4(v2Lo)=2vLo(3 + 1) f_o = 4 \left(\frac{v}{2L_o}\right) = \frac{2v}{L_o}.

Given that these two frequencies are equal: 9v4Lc=2vLo\frac{9v}{4L_c} = \frac{2v}{L_o} LcLo=98\frac{L_c}{L_o} = \frac{9}{8}.

Therefore, the ratio of the length of the closed pipe to the length of the open pipe is 9:89:8.

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