A flute produces a musical sound travelling at a speed of 320 m/s. The frequency of the note is 256 Hz. The period of the note is

1/256 s

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Solution

The correct option is B 1/256 s
Let,
Speed of sound is $v = 320 m s^{- 1}$

The frequency of the note is $ν = 256 H z$

The frequency of musical note is given by

$ν = \frac{1}{T}$
where T is a period of propagation of musical note.
Hence,
$T = \frac{1}{ν}$
$T = \frac{1}{256} s$

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A flute produces a musical sound travelling at a speed of 320 m/s. The frequency of the note is 256 Hz. The period of the note is

The correct option is B 1/256 sLet, Speed of sound is v=320ms−1The frequency of the note is ν=256HzThe frequency of musical note is given byν=1Twhere T is a period of propagation of musical note.Hence,T=1νT=1256s

The correct option is B 1/256 s
Let,
Speed of sound is $v = 320 m s^{- 1}$

The frequency of the note is $ν = 256 H z$

The frequency of musical note is given by

$ν = \frac{1}{T}$
where T is a period of propagation of musical note.
Hence,
$T = \frac{1}{ν}$
$T = \frac{1}{256} s$