A tunning fork produces 4 beats per second with another tunning fork of frequency 256 Hz. The first one is now loaded with a little wax and the beat frequency is found to increase to 6 per second. What was the original frequency of the tunning fork.

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Chetan Mandayam Nayakar · Answer

loading with wax decreases frequency. Therefore, original frequency=252 Hz

Prakhar Srivastava · Answer

DEAR Vrushabh As Beat frequency =f 1- f 2= 4 (given) so is f2=256 f1 could be 252 or 260 Now f 1 loaded so its frequency will increase f 1- f 2= 6 here it''s asked about original frequency therefore f 1 =260. thanks.

Prakhar Srivastava · Answer

original frequency will be 252 hz..!!!

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A tunning fork produces 4 beats per second with another tunning fork of frequency 256 Hz. The first one is now loaded with a little wax and the beat frequency is found to increase to 6 per second. What was the original frequency of the tunning fork.

A tunning fork produces 4 beats per second with another tunning fork of frequency 256 Hz. The first one is now loaded with a little wax and the beat frequency is found to increase to 6 per second. What was the original frequency of the tunning fork.

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