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Past exam of the physics course of the year 1 of the natural sciences course of the University of Cambridge 2012 Paper 1 Section A 2 Solution by
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For drum-frequency dimensional scaling, let , where is surface mass density. The dimensions are and , so matching powers gives , and :The dimensionless normal mode constant is unchanged for the same circular shape and boundary condition. The doubled tension does not offset the doubled radius.
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