When Monkeys Play Guitar. Three monkeys are playing identical guitars, but only

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When Monkeys Play Guitar. Three monkeys are playing identical guitars, but only Sock Monkey's guitar is in tune. The A-string on Sock Monkey's guitar produces a 440 Hz A, but the Fleas' guitar plays something higher and the Stick's something lower. Fleas and Sock Monkey play simultaneous A-strings, and they listen in great wonderment to the 4.1 Hz beats. Fleas and Stick try the same thing, and find that the A-strings on their instruments produce 6.6 Hz beats. What is the frequency of the A-string on Fleas' guitar? 2.5 Incorrect: Your answer is incorrect. Hz What beat frequency will Sock Monkey and Stick produce with their A-strings? Hz

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Scok monekey f1 = 440 Hz

Beat frequency for Fleas and sock monkey is = 4.1 Hz

Fleas' guitar plays something higher than Scok

f2 -f1 =4.1

f2 = 4.1+440 =444.1 Hz

Frequency of the A-string on Fleas' guitar is 444.1 Hz

Beat frequency of Fleas and stick is 6.6 Hz

Stick guitar plays something lower than Scok

f2 -f3 = 6.6

f3 = 444.1 -6.6 = 437.5 Hz

Beat frequency of Stcik and Scok monkey is

f1 -f3 = 440 437.5

Beat frequency of Stcik and Scok monkey is = 2.5 Hz

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