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When a guitar string is sounded along with a 440Hz tuning fork, a frequency of 5 Hz is heard. When the same string is sounded along with 436 Hz tuning fork, the beat frequency is 9 Hz. What is the frequency of the string?

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Calculates frequency of a string.

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Frequency of beats = f1-f2
With 440Hz tuning fork the frequency is 5 Hz
Therefore the frequency of guitar ...

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