Two different sounds were generated in a laboratory, and the sound waves from each were captured by a microphone and displayed on a computer screen. The screen was marked with vertical grid lines at equal intervals, and the time represented by one grid square was the same for both waves.
When the first sound wave was displayed on the screen, it was found that the length of one cycle of the wave (from one peak to the next) corresponded exactly to N1 grid squares on the screen. Let the frequency of this sound wave be f1. Next, when the second sound wave was displayed on the screen, it was found that the length of one cycle of the wave corresponded exactly to N2 grid squares on the screen. Let the frequency of this sound wave be f2.
The unit of frequency f is hertz (Hz), and the relationship between frequency and period (the time taken for one cycle) T is given by f=T1.
Find the difference between the frequencies of the two sound waves (f2−f1), which is the larger frequency minus the smaller one, and determine the natural number that conforms to the following input format.
Let A be the numerical value of the difference in frequencies f2−f1. Enter the value of A as a natural number.
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