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Question
Figure X shows a trace of a sound wave produced by a particular tuning fork :
(a) On the graph paper given in Figure Y, draw a trace of the sound wave which has a higher frequency than that shown in figure X.
(b) On the graph paper show in Figure Z, draw a trace of the sound wave which has a larger amplitude than that shown in Figure X.
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Solution
(a) Higher frequency sound wave in comparison to sound wave produced by the tuning fork in X.
(b) Sound wave with larger amplitude in comparison to sound wave produced by the tuning fork in X.
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