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The question is asking you to calculate the frequency of C# based on an equal-tempered scale and a frequency for A of 429.3Hz.

The portion of the homework assignment that you deleted between the first and second versions of your questions gives an example of a similar calculation, using a different value for the frequency of A and seeking to calculate the frequency of a different note.

So you should, as the problem suggests, calculate the pitch of B when A is 440 Hz to confirm that you arrive at the correct answer. Then you should be fairly confident that you can calculate B when A is 429.3 Hz.

But the problem, of course, is to calculate C#, not B. So you also need to figure out what is different about that calculation. The difference lies here:

the pitch of B4 can be found by multiplying 440 by the square of the twelfth root of two, since B is two semitones above A and each semitone raises the pitch by the 12th root of 2.

C# is not two semitones above A, so the frequency of C# is not to be found by multiplying by the square of the 12th root of 2. Part of your task is to find the actual factor you need to use instead.

The question is asking you to calculate the frequency of C# based on an equal-tempered scale and a frequency for A of 429.3Hz.

The portion of the homework assignment that you deleted between the first and second versions of your questions gives an example of a similar calculation, using a different value for the frequency of A and seeking to calculate the frequency of a different note.

So you should, as the problem suggests, calculate the pitch of B when A is 440 Hz to confirm that you arrive at the correct answer. Then you should be fairly confident that you can calculate B when A is 429.3 Hz.

But the problem, of course, is to calculate C#, not B. So you also need to figure out what is different about that calculation. The difference lies here:

the pitch of B4 can be found by multiplying 440 by the square of the twelfth root of two, since B is two semitones above A and each semitone raises the pitch by the 12th root of 2.

The question is asking you to calculate the frequency of C# based on an equal-tempered scale and a frequency for A of 429.3Hz.

The portion of the homework assignment that you deleted between the first and second versions of your questions gives an example of a similar calculation, using a different value for the frequency of A and seeking to calculate the frequency of a different note.

So you should, as the problem suggests, calculate the pitch of B when A is 440 Hz to confirm that you arrive at the correct answer. Then you should be fairly confident that you can calculate B when A is 429.3 Hz.

But the problem, of course, is to calculate C#, not B. So you also need to figure out what is different about that calculation. The difference lies here:

the pitch of B4 can be found by multiplying 440 by the square of the twelfth root of two, since B is two semitones above A and each semitone raises the pitch by the 12th root of 2.

C# is not two semitones above A, so the frequency of C# is not to be found by multiplying by the square of the 12th root of 2. Part of your task is to find the actual factor you need to use instead.

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The question is asking you to calculate the frequency of C# based on an equal-tempered scale and a frequency for A of 429.3Hz.

The portion of the homework assignment that you deleted between the first and second versions of your questions gives an example of a similar calculation, using a different value for the frequency of A and seeking to calculate the frequency of a different note.

So you should, as the problem suggests, calculate the pitch of B when A is 440 Hz to confirm that you arrive at the correct answer. Then you should be fairly confident that you can calculate B when A is 429.3 Hz.

But the problem, of course, is to calculate C#, not B. So you also need to figure out what is different about that calculation. The difference lies here:

the pitch of B4 can be found by multiplying 440 by the square of the twelfth root of two, since B is two semitones above A and each semitone raises the pitch by the 12th root of 2.