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18. Waves & Sound / Beats / Problem 4

Suppose you have a pair of identical tuning forks, producing sound waves at a frequency of 523 Hz. Holding one of the tuning forks steady, you let the other fall from a 15-meter-high ledge. Ignoring air resistance determine the total beats you will hear before the plummeting tuning fork impacts the surface.

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