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A massless rod of length L is suspended by two identical strings AB and CD of equal length. A block of mass 4 \mathrm{~m} is suspended from point O such that BO is equal to (x-6). Further it is observed that the frequency of 1^{\text {st }} harmonic in AB is equal to 2^{\text {nd }} harmonic frequency in CD x.

Option: 1

\frac{L+20}{5}


Option: 2

\frac{L+30}{7}


Option: 3

\frac{L+30}{5}


Option: 4

\frac{L+40}{5}


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Frequency of the first harmonic of AB=\frac{1}{2 l} \sqrt{\frac{T A B}{4 m}}. When l is the length of the two strings.

Frequency of the 2^{\text {nd }} harmonic of CD

=\frac{1}{l} \sqrt{\frac{T C D}{4 m}}

Given that the two frequency are equal

\frac{1}{2 l} \sqrt{\frac{T A B}{4 m}}=\frac{1}{l} \sqrt{\frac{T C D}{4 m}} \\

\frac{T A B}{4}=T C D \\

TAB=4TCD

For rotational equilibrium of massless rod taking torque about Point O.

TAB\times(x-6)={TCD}[L-(n-6)] \\  

TAB \times(n-6)=\frac{T A B}{4}[L-(n-6)] \\

4(n-6)=L-(n-6) \\

4n-24=L-n+6 \\

4 x+x-24-6=L \\ 

5 x-30=L \\

5x=L+30

x=\frac{L+30}{5}

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