Calculate the frequency of beats produced in air when two sources of sound are activated, one emitting a wavelength of 32 cm and the other of 32.2 cm. The speed of sound in air is 350 m/s.
For source A:
Wavelength
Velocity
Frequency is given by:
For source B:
Velocity
Wavelength
Frequency is given by:
∴ Beat frequency =
Frequency of beat = 7 per second.