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Sound waves from a tuning fork A reach a point P by two separate paths ABP and ACP. When ACP is greater than ABP by 11.5cm, there is silence at P. When the difference is 23cm, the sound becomes loudest at P and when 34.5cm, there is silence again and so on. Calaulate the minimum frequency of the fork if the velocity of sound is taken to be 331.2m/s.

A
0.23m, 1440 Hz
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0.46m, 1200 Hz
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C
0.23m, 1200 Hz
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0.46m, 1440 Hz
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Solution

The correct option is A 0.23m, 1440 Hz
λ2=11.5 cm or λ=23 or 0.23 m
f=vλ=331.20.23=1440 Hz

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