A guitar string produces 4 beats/s when sounded with a

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A guitar string produces 4 beats/s when sounded with a 350-Hz tuning fork and 9 beats/s when sounded with a 355-Hz tuning fork. What is the vibrational frequency of the string? Explain your reasoning.

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QUESTION:

Problem 42P

A guitar string produces 4 beats/s when sounded with a 350-Hz tuning fork and 9 beats/s when sounded with a 355-Hz tuning fork. What is the vibrational frequency of the string? Explain your reasoning.

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The expression for the beat frequency is given by,

                                                               

Here,  and  are the two successive frequencies.

 

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