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Course: High school physics - NGSS > Unit 5

Lesson 2: Wave interference
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High school physics - NGSS
Wave properties
Wave interference
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Understand: wave interference

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Problem

A sitar is a stringed instrument whose strings are plucked to produce sound. The sitar also has additional strings that vibrate when certain notes are played, even though these strings are not plucked.
What causes the unplucked strings to vibrate?
Choose 1 answer: