VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2012

  • question_answer
    When the wavelength of sound changes from 1 m to 1.01 m, the number of beats heard are 4. The velocity of sound is

    A)  404 m/s        

    B)  4.04 m/s

    C)  414 m/s        

    D)  400 m/s

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

     Let \[{{n}_{1}}\]and \[{{n}_{2}}\]be the frequencies of the two notes of wavelengths \[{{\lambda }_{1}}\]and \[{{\lambda }_{2}}.\] Here, \[{{\lambda }_{1}}=1m,{{\lambda }_{2}}=1.01m\] If v is velocity of sound, then \[{{n}_{1}}=\frac{v}{1}\] and \[{{n}_{2}}=\frac{v}{1.01}\] If the number of beats produced per second is b then \[b={{n}_{1}}-{{n}_{2}}\] \[4=\frac{v}{1}-\frac{v}{1.01}\] \[\therefore \] \[v=\frac{4.04}{0.01}\] \[=404\,m{{s}^{-1}}\]


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