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प्रश्न
Give two examples of forced vibrations.
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उत्तर
(i) The vibrations produced in the board of a guitar when its string is made to vibrate.
(ii) The vibrations produced in the tabletop when the stem of a vibrating tuning fork is pressed against it.
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