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Two sound waves of the same frequency but slightly different amplitudes are heard simultaneously. The HUMAN PERCEPTION will identify:

ATwo different pitches
BNothing audible
CTwo different volumes — same pitch, different loudness
DTwo different timbres only
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Two different volumes — same pitch, different loudness
Pitch is determined by FREQUENCY. Loudness is determined by AMPLITUDE. Same frequency = same pitch. Different amplitudes = different loudness (volume). So the two sounds would have the same pitch but different volumes — perhaps sound like the same note played by two different instruments at different volumes (though timbre would also differ in real instruments, this question keeps frequency fixed).
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