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A set of 20 tuning forks is arranged in a series of increasing frequencies. If each fork gives 4 beats with respect to the preceding fork and the frequency of the last fork is twice the frequency of the first, then the frequency of last fork is Hz.
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Correct answer: 152
- Let the frequencies of the 20 tuning forks be in increasing order:
Since each fork gives 4 beats with respect to the preceding fork, the difference between successive frequencies is:
So the frequencies are in an arithmetic progression (A.P.) with common difference:
- Therefore,
- It is given that the frequency of the last fork is twice the frequency of the first:
Substitute from above:
- Hence,
- Final answer:
The derived answer matches the stored correct answer.
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