A Vibrating Guitar String Emits a Tone Simultaneously with One

question 33

Multiple Choice

A vibrating guitar string emits a tone simultaneously with one from a 485-Hz tuning fork.If a beat frequency of 4 Hz results,what is the frequency of vibration of the string?

• A) 1,940 Hz
• B) 489 Hz
• C) 481 Hz
• D) ​244.5
• E) ​Either choice b or c is valid.

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