The first overtone of a stretched wire of given length is $320 Hz$. The first harmonic is  .... $Hz$
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(b) Frequency of first overtone or second harmonic $(n_2)  = 320\,Hz$.

So, frequency of first harmonic ${n_1} = \frac{{{n_2}}}{2} = \frac{{320}}{2} = 160Hz$

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