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Longer and tighter, but the same mass per metre: how does a string's pitch change?

ALower than before
BHigher than before
CNot determined by this
DUnchanged from before
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Not determined by this
Greater length lowers frequency while greater tension raises it, so their unspecified relative changes do not fix the resulting pitch.
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