2. Emma needs to know the fundamental frequency of a guitar string. She sounds the string together with an 840HZ tuning fork, and counts 15 beats in 5.0s. She then sounds the string with an 835HZ tuning fork and counts 2 beats every second. What is the frequency of the string?

2. Emma needs to know the fundamental frequency of a guitar string. She sounds the string together with an 840HZ tuning fork, and counts 15 beats in 5.0s. She then sounds the string with an 835HZ tuning fork and counts 2 beats every second. What is the frequency of the string?

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2. Emma needs to know the fundamental frequency of a guitar string. She sounds the string
together with an 840HZ tuning fork, and counts 15 beats in 5.0s. She then sounds the string
with an 835HZ tuning fork and counts 2 beats every second. What is the frequency of the
string?

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