A veena player compares with a tuning fork the fundamental frequency generated by one of the strings of the veena and hears 4 beats per second. He then tightens the string a bit and hears only 3 beats per second. Then (a) The string has a higher frequency than the tuning fork and must be tightened more (b) The string has a lower frequency than the tuning fork and must be tightened more to make the frequencies equal (c) The string has a lower frequency and its tension has to be relaxed to make the frequencies equal (d) The string has a higher frequency than the fork and has to be loosened for equality with fork

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