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A guitar wire A vibrates at a fundamental frequency 600 Hz. A second identical wire B (having fundamental frequency less than that of A) produces 6 beats per second with it when the tension in B is slightly decreased. Find the ratio of the tension in A to the tension in B.

A
0.98
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B
1.25
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C
1.02
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D
0.75
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Solution

The correct option is C 1.02
Given,
fb=6 Hz
We know, beat frequency
fb=|f1f2|
f2=f1±fb
Frequency of wire A,
f1=600 Hz ............(1)
f2=600±6 Hz
So, frequency of wire B can be,
f2=606 Hz or 594 Hz
We know that, frequency,
f=n2lTμ ...........(2)
As the tension in the wire B is slightly decreased, therefore its frequency will also decrease and will be less than the frequency of wire A.
Hence, the frequency of wire B will be
f2=594 Hz ...........(3)
For identical wire, from (2), ratio of fundamental frequency,
f1f2=T1T2
T1T2=f21f22
From (1) and (3)
T1T2=60025942=1.02

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