Answer:
1.16cm were cut off the end of the second pipe
Explanation:
The fundamental frequency in the first pipe is,
Since the speed of sound is not given in the question, we would assume it to be 340m/s
f1 = v/4L, where v is the speed of sound and L is the length of the pipe
266 = 340/4L
L = 0.31954 m = 0.32 m
It is given that the second pipe is identical to the first pipe by cutting off a portion of the open end. So, consider Lā be the length that was cut from the first pipe.
So, the length of the second pipe is L ā Lā
Then, the fundamental frequency in the second pipe is
f2 = v/4(L - Lā)
The beat frequency due to the fundamental frequencies of the first and second pipe is
f2 ā f1 = 10hz
[v/4(L - Lā)] ā 266 = 10
[v/4(L ā Lā)] = 10 + 266
[v/4(L ā Lā)] = 276
(L - Lā) = v/(4 x 276)
(L ā Lā) = 340/(4 x 276)
(L ā Lā) = 0.30797
Lā = 0.31954 ā 0.30797
Lā = 0.01157 m = 1.157 cm ā 1.16cm Ā
Hence, 1.16 cm were cut from the end of the second pipe