The fundamental frequency of a above middle C on the piano is 440 Hz. This is the tenor high A, but a convenient note in the mid-range of women's voices. When we calculate the wavelength, we find that it is

a. much shorter than the length of either a man's or woman's lips.
b. shorter than the length of a man's lips, but about the length of a woman's lips.
c. longer than a woman's lips, but about the length of a man's lips.
d. much longer than the length of either a man's or a woman's lips.
e. about the same length as either a man's or woman's lips.


D

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