Guitar strings beat frequency – Rankers Physics
Topic: Waves
Subtopic: Waves and its Characteristics

Guitar strings beat frequency

In a guitar, two strings A and B are slightly out of tune and produce 3 beats per second. When tension in B is slightly reduced, both the strings come in unison. If frequency of A is 630 Hz, then original frequency of B was
630 Hz
627 Hz
640 Hz
633 Hz

Solution:

Since reducing the tension in B decreases its frequency to 630 Hz (unison with A), B's original frequency must have been higher than A's. Therefore, \(f_B = 630 + 3 = 633\text{ Hz}\).

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