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A Violinist Is Tuning the a String on Her Violin

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A violinist is tuning the A string on her violin by listening for beats when this note is played simultaneously with a tuning fork of frequency 440 Hz.She hears a beat frequency of 4 Hz.She notices that,when she increases the tension in the string slightly,the beat frequency decreases.What was the frequency of the mistuned A string?


A) 448 Hz
B) 444 Hz
C) 436 Hz
D) 432 Hz
E) 438 Hz

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