JEE Main 2018PhysicsWaves and SoundHardMCQ

JEE Main 2018Waves and Sound Question with Solution

JEE Main 2018 (16 Apr Online)

Question

Two sitar strings, A and B playing the note 'Dha' are slightly out of tune and produce beats of frequency 5 Hz. The tension of the string B is slightly increased and the beat frequency is found to decrease by 3 Hz. If the frequency of A is 425 Hz. The original frequency of B is

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Correct answer
D420 Hz

Step-by-step explanation

The frequency of B is either 420 Hz or 430 Hz. As, the tension in B is increased its frequency will increase. If the frequency is 430 Hz, the beat frequency will increase. If the frequency is 420 Hz beat frequency will decrease, hence the correct answer is 420 Hz.
 

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