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OpenStudy (elifbestegul):

Explain how an oscillating telephone pole is similar to an oscillating tuning fork.

OpenStudy (radball4):

Can you answer my q?

OpenStudy (osprey):

both have a resonant frequency which is related to their lengths. The tuning fork, being shorter, presumably, will resonate at a higher frequency than the pole. So, it depends on what drives them to oscillate. For a pole, it could be wind, and similarly for a tree. Bridges have been broken by the oscillations caused by wind turbulences. http://perendis.webs.com

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