If ${n_1},{n_2},{n_3}.........$ are the frequencies of segments of a stretched string, the frequency $n$ of the string is given by
  • A$n = {n_1} + {n_2} + {n_3} + .......$
  • B$n = \sqrt {{n_1} \times {n_2} \times {n_3} \times .......} $
  • C$\frac{1}{n} = \frac{1}{{{n_1}}} + \frac{1}{{{n_2}}} + \frac{1}{{{n_3}}} + .....$
  • D
    None of these
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