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A violin string that should be turned to concert A (440Hz) is slightly mistuned.When the violin string is played in its fundamental mode along with the concert A tuning fork, 3 beats per second are heard.What are the possible values of the fundamental frequency of the string.

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8 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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8 Years ago
A violin string that should be turned to concert A (440Hz) is slightly mistuned.When the violin string is played in its fundamental mode along with the concert A tuning fork, 3 beats per second are heard.What are the possible values of the fundamental frequency of the string.
 
The beat frequency is given by the formula,
the violin string should be tightened..