An air column in a tube $32 \mathrm{~cm}$ long, closed at one end, is in resonance with a tuning fork. The…

An air column in a tube $32 \mathrm{~cm}$ long, closed at one end, is in resonance with a tuning fork. The air column in another tube, open at both ends, of length $66 \mathrm{~cm}$ is in resonance with another tuning fork. When these two tuning forks are sounded together, they produce 8 beats per second. Then the frequencies of the two tuning forks are, (Consider fundamental frequencies only)
  1. $250 \mathrm{~Hz}, 258 \mathrm{~Hz}$
  2. $240 \mathrm{~Hz}, 248 \mathrm{~Hz}$
  3. $264 \mathrm{~Hz}, 256 \mathrm{~Hz}$
  4. $280 \mathrm{~Hz}, 272 \mathrm{~Hz}$

Solution

We knows frequency of a closed end an column $ n_1=\frac{v}{4 / 1} $ We knows frequency of a open end an column $ n_2=\frac{v}{2 l_2} $ Given, $l_1=32 \mathrm{~cm}, I_2=66 \mathrm{~cm}$ and $\quad n_1-n_2=8$ heat $/ \mathrm{s}$ So, $\quad n_1=\frac{v}{4 \times 32}=\frac{v}{128}$ and $\quad n_2=\frac{v}{2 \times 66}=\frac{v}{132}$ In given condition, $ \begin{aligned} & \frac{v}{128}-\frac{v}{132}=8 \\ & v=8448 \times 4 \\ & v=33792 \\ & \text { Hence, } \quad n_1=\frac{33792}{128} \\ & n_1=264 \mathrm{~Hz} \\ & \text { and } \\ & n_2=\frac{33792}{132} \\ & n_2=256 \mathrm{~Hz} \\ & \end{aligned} $

Asked in: AP EAMCET 2013

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