Explanation The phenomenon of beats is defined as the interference of two sound waves of different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume which is the rate of change of difference of the two frequencies. Beats is defined as the periodic variation in amplitude at a given point due to superposition of the two waves having slightly different frequencies. To generate the beats from the musical instruments tuning fork is used...

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Solution Summary: The author defines the phenomenon of beats as the interference of two sound waves of different frequencies, perceived as a periodic variation in volume which is the rate of change of difference of the two frequencies.

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