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A piano tuner hears a beat frequency when using a tuning fork to tune a piano wire. The piano tuner should adjust the tension in the wire to(1 point)
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increase the amount of interference and increase the beat frequency.
increase the amount of interference and increase the beat frequency.

decrease the amount of interference and increase the beat frequency.
decrease the amount of interference and increase the beat frequency.

increase the amount of interference and decrease the beat frequency.
increase the amount of interference and decrease the beat frequency.

decrease the amount of interference and decrease the beat frequency.
decrease the amount of interference and decrease the beat frequency.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
decrease the amount of interference and decrease the beat frequency.

Explanation: Beats occur at |f_wire − f_fork|. The tuner changes the wire tension to make its frequency equal to the fork, reducing the beat frequency (ultimately to zero) and thus reducing the audible interference.