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Wavelength and Frequency

Question 10 • Applications and Modeling

When an octave is divided into twelve equal steps, a chromatic scale results. The ratios between sucessive notes is constant. C C# D D# E F F# G G# A A# B C 261.6 277.2 293.6 329.6 349.2 370.0 392.0 440 466.1 493.8 523.2 Determine the missing frequency for G# and D# using the ratio 1.0595. Round to the nearest tenth. What is the ratio of frequencies between G# and D#? Would these two notes be consonant or dissonant?

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A
, consonant
B
, consonant
C
, dissonant
D
, dissonant
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