Two tuning forks give some beats; each is in unison with a slightly different length of the same sonometer wire; find their frequencies
The same question, asked 3 times: 13 May 2024 S2*, 19 Apr 2025 S2*, 23 Apr 2025 S1. Every wording below, oldest first.
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Question 1
13 May 2024 S2
27When two tuning forks are sounded together, 5 beats per second are heard. One of the forks is in unison with 0.97 m length of sonometer wire and the other is in unison with 0.96 m length of the same wire. The frequencies of the two tuning forks areTap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
19 Apr 2025 S2
48When two tuning forks are sounded together, 6 beats per second are heard. One of the fork is in unison with 0.70 m length of sonometer wire and another fork is in unison with 0.69 m length of the same sonometer wire. The frequencies of the two tuning forks areTap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
23 Apr 2025 S1
22Two tuning forks when sounded together produce 4 beats per second. One of the forks is in unison with 23 cm length of sonometer wire and other with 24 cm length of the same wire. The frequencies of the two tuning forks areTap an option to check your answer.