Suppose you design a new type of clarinet that is half the length of the ordinary clarin...

Suppose you design a new type of clarinet that is half the length of the ordinary clarinet in Example 13.3. How will this change affect the frequency of the lowest note on this new instrument?

(a) The frequency of the lowest note will decrease by a factor of two.

(b) The frequency of the lowest note will increase by a factor of two.

(c) The frequency of the lowest note will not change.

(reference example 13.3)