Question

A tuning fork with a frequency of 512 Hz is used to tune a violin. When played together, beats are heard with a frequency of 4 Hz. The string on the violin is tightened and when played again, the beats have a frequency of 2 Hz. The original frequency of the violin was ______.

Answer 1

Answer:

508Hz

Explanation:

A tuning fork with a frequency of 512 Hz is used to tune a violin. When played together, beats are heard with a frequency of 4 Hz. The string on the violin is tightened and when played again, the beats have a frequency of 2 Hz. The original frequency of the violin was ______.

When two sound waves of different frequency approach your ear, the alternating constructive and destructive interference causes the sound to be alternatively soft and loud - this phenomenon is beat production

frequency is the number of oscillation a wave makes in one seconds.

f1-f2=beats

therefore f1=512Hz

f2=?

beats=4Hz

512Hz-f2=4Hz

f2=512-4

f2=508Hz

the original frequency of the violin is 508Hz