Two tuning forks 1 and 2 produces sound waves of frequency, $440 H z$ and $880 H z$ respectively. If $v_{1}$ denotes the speed of the sound waves produced by the first tuning fork and $v_{2}$ denotes the speed of the sound waves produced by the second turning fork, then find out which of following hold true?

v_{1} = 2 v_{2}

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v_{1} = 4 v_{2}

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v_{1} = v_{2}

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v_{2} = 2 v_{1}

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v_{2} = 4 v_{1}

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Solution

The correct option is C $v_{1} = v_{2}$
Speed of sound depends upon the medium through which the wave travels.
The two waves have different frequencies, thus different wavelengths, but their speed is the same. Thus $v_{1} = v_{2}$

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Two tuning forks 1 and 2 produces sound waves of frequency, 440Hz and 880Hz respectively. If v1 denotes the speed of the sound waves produced by the first tuning fork and v2 denotes the speed of the sound waves produced by the second turning fork, then find out which of following hold true?

The correct option is C v1=v2Speed of sound depends upon the medium through which the wave travels. The two waves have different frequencies, thus different wavelengths, but their speed is the same. Thus v1=v2

The correct option is C $v_{1} = v_{2}$
Speed of sound depends upon the medium through which the wave travels.
The two waves have different frequencies, thus different wavelengths, but their speed is the same. Thus $v_{1} = v_{2}$