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Two musicians are comparing their clarinets. The firstclarinet produces a tone that is known to be 457 Hz. When the two clarinets play together theyproduce 10 beats every 2.00 seconds. Ifthe second clarinet produces a higher pitched tone than the firstclarinet, what is the second clarinet's frequency?
(Express your answer to the nearest hertz.)
1 Hz
Two musicians are comparing their clarinets. The firstclarinet produces a tone that is known to be 457 Hz. When the two clarinets play together theyproduce 10 beats every 2.00 seconds. Ifthe second clarinet produces a higher pitched tone than the firstclarinet, what is the second clarinet's frequency?
(Express your answer to the nearest hertz.)
1 Hz

Explanation / Answer

frequency of 1 st clarinet f = 457 Hz No.of beats per 2 seconds = 10 No.of beats per 1 second = 10 / 2 = 5 i.e., beat frequency F = 5 Hz frequency of 2 nd clarinet f ' = F + f                                            = 462 Hz

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