A piano tuner creates an 880.0 Hz tone. When he plucks a piano string, the two waves create a beat frequency of 5.0 Hz. The string could have two possible frequencies. What is the highest value it could have? (Speed of sound = 343 m/s) (Unit = Hz) %3D

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A piano tuner creates an 880.0 Hz tone.
When he plucks a piano string, the two
waves create a beat frequency of
5.0 Hz. The string could have two
possible frequencies. What is the
highest value it could have?
(Speed of sound = 343 m/s)
(Unit = Hz)
Transcribed Image Text:A piano tuner creates an 880.0 Hz tone. When he plucks a piano string, the two waves create a beat frequency of 5.0 Hz. The string could have two possible frequencies. What is the highest value it could have? (Speed of sound = 343 m/s) (Unit = Hz)
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The frequency f1 = 880 Hz

Beat  = 5 Hz

Let the second frequency be f2

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