Question 122 of 142
Two sitar strings, and playing the note '' are slightly out of tune and produce beats of frequency . The tension of the string is slightly increased and the beat frequency is found to decrease by . If the frequency of is . The original frequency of is
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Answer: (D)
The frequency of is either or 430 Hz. As, the tension in is increased its frequency will increase. If the frequency is , the beat frequency will increase. If the frequency is beat frequency will decrease, hence the correct answer is