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Class Problem Set Chapter17

The document presents a problem set from Chapter 17, focusing on sound waves and interference phenomena. It includes various scenarios involving loudspeakers, pianos, strings, and tubes, requiring calculations of frequencies, wavelengths, and lengths based on given parameters. Each problem emphasizes the principles of wave behavior and sound propagation in different contexts.

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Class Problem Set Chapter17

The document presents a problem set from Chapter 17, focusing on sound waves and interference phenomena. It includes various scenarios involving loudspeakers, pianos, strings, and tubes, requiring calculations of frequencies, wavelengths, and lengths based on given parameters. Each problem emphasizes the principles of wave behavior and sound propagation in different contexts.

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Class Problem Set

Chapter 17

1. Both drawings show the same square, each of which has a side of length L =
0.75 m. An observer O is stationed at one corner of each square. Two
loudspeakers are located at corners of the square, as in either drawing 1 or
drawing 2. The speakers produce the same single-frequency tone in either
drawing and are in phase. The speed of sound is 343 m/s. Find the single smallest
frequency that will produce both constructive interference in drawing 1 and
destructive interference in drawing 2.

2. Two loudspeakers on a concert stage are vibrating in phase. A listener is 50.5


m from the left speaker and 26.0 m from the right one. The listener can respond
to all frequencies from 20 to 20 000 Hz, and the speed of sound is 343 m/s. What
are the two lowest frequencies that can be heard loudly due to constructive
interference?

3. Two pianos each sound the same note simultaneously, but they are both out of
tune. On a day when the speed of sound is 343 m/s, piano A produces a
wavelength of 0.769 m, while piano B produces a wavelength of 0.776 m. How
much time separates successive beats?
4. A string that is fixed at both ends has a length of 2.50 m. When the string
vibrates at a frequency of 85.0 Hz, a standing wave with five loops is formed.
(a) What is the wavelength of the waves that travel on the string?
(b) What is the speed of the waves?
(c) What is the fundamental frequency of the string?

5. The drawing shows two strings that have the same length and linear density.
The left end of each string is attached to a wall, while the right end passes over a
pulley and is connected to objects of different weights (WA and WB). Different
standing waves are set up on each string, but their frequencies are the same. If
WA = 44 N, what is WB?

6. A tube is open only at one end. A certain harmonic produced by the tube has a
frequency of 450 Hz. The next higher harmonic has a frequency of 750 Hz. The
speed of sound in air is 343 m/s.
(a) What is the integer n that describes the harmonic whose frequency is 450 Hz?
(b) What is the length of the tube?

7. An organ pipe is open at both ends. It is producing sound at its third harmonic,
the frequency of which is 262 Hz. The speed of sound is 343 m/s. What is the
length of the pipe?

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