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MHT CET · Physics · Waves and Sound

Two tuning forks of frequencies 256 Hz and 258 Hz are sounded together. The time interval between two consecutive maxima is

  1. A 250 s
  2. B 252 s
  3. C 2 s
  4. D 0.5 s
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(D) 0.5 s

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\(f_{\text{beat}} = |f_1 - f_2| = |256 \, \text{Hz} - 258 \, \text{Hz}| = 2 \, \text{Hz}\) \(T_{\text{beat}} = 1/f_{\text{beat}} = 1/(2 \, \text{Hz}) = 0.5 \, \text{s}\)