Solving Closed Pipe Question: Length Difference of 2 Pipes

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Homework Statement


Once closed organ pipe has a length of 3.2 m. Frequency of the note played by this pipe is 27 Hz. When a second pipe is played at the same time, a 1.50 Hz beat note is heard. By how much is the second pipe too long?


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I'm really lost on this problem. I was thinking Lb-La=1/2 of wavelength, but I don't think that's right.

Any direction is appreciated. Thanks in advance.
 
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