The beat frequency is the frequency of the loud and soft sounds heard when two sounds create beats. It is calculated by subtracting the frequencies of the two different sound waves. For example, playing 322-Hz and 324- Hz sounds will result in a beat frequency of 2 Hz. Suppose you strike two tuning forks and hear a beat frequency of 4 Hz. One tuning fork has a frequency of 440 Hz. Can you determine the frequency of the other fork? Explain.

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2022-11-11

The beat frequency is the frequency of the loud and soft sounds heard when two sounds create beats. It is calculated by subtracting the frequencies of the two different sound waves. For example, playing 322-Hz and 324- Hz sounds will result in a beat frequency of 2 Hz. Suppose you strike two tuning forks and hear a beat frequency of 4 Hz. One tuning fork has a frequency of 440 Hz. Can you determine the frequency of the other fork? Explain.

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Aiden Villa

Aiden Villa

Beginner2022-11-12Added 10 answers

It is stated in the question that two find the beat, we substract the two frequencies and the answer is the frequency of the beat.
Now we know that one of the tuning fork has a frequency of 440 Hz and the frequency of the beat is 4 Hz. So, we can say that the frequency of the other tuning fork is either 444 Hz or 436 Hz.

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