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The width of the doorway is 83 cm, and the speed of sound is 343 m/s. Find the diffraction angle when the frequency is each of the following. (a) 4.8 kHz If theta is the diffraction angle. Sine(theta)= lambda/slit width where lambda = wave length so you need to find the wavele...
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An organ pipe is open at both ends. It is producing sound at its sixth harmonic, the frequency of which is 257 Hz. The speed of sound is 343 m/s. What is the length of the pipe? m open: doesn't this mean the length is equal to n/2 wavelengths, where n= odd?
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A tube is open only at one end. A certain harmonic produced by the tube has a frequency of 445.0 Hz. The next higher harmonic has a frequency of 525.9 Hz. The speed of sound in air is 343 m/s. (a) What is the integer n that describes the harmonic whose frequency is 445.0 Hz? (...
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The range of human hearing is roughly from twenty hertz to twenty kilohertz. Based on these limits and a value of 350 m/s for the speed of sound, what are the lengths of the longest and shortest pipes (open at both ends and producing sound at their fundamental frequencies) tha...
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An irregularly shaped chunk of concrete has a hollow spherical cavity inside. The mass of the chunk is 32kg, and the volume enclosed by the outside surface of the chunk is 0.020m^3. What is the radius of the spherical cavity? To solve this, you need to know the density of conc...
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In preparation for shooting a ball in a pinball machine,a spring (K=675N/m) is compressed by 0.0690m relative to its unstrained length. The ball(m=0.600kg) is at rest against the spring at point A.When the spring is released, the ball slides (without rolling) to point B, which...
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A pendulum clock can be approximated as a simple pendulum of length 1.20m and keeps accurate time at a location where G=9.83m/s2. In a location where g=9.73m/s2, what must be the new length of the pendulum, such that the clock continues to keep accurate time9 that is, its peri...
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A bowling ball encounters a 0.76m vertical rise on the way back to the ball rack. Ignore frictional losses and assume that the mass of the ball is distributed uniformly. If the translational speed of the ball is 3.80m/s at the bottom of the rise, find the translational speed ...
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A lunch tray is being held in one hand. The mass of the tray itself is 0.240kg, and its center of gravity is located at its geometrical center. on the tray is a 1.00 kg plate of food and a 0.300kg cup of coffee. Obtain the force T exerted by the thumb and the force F exerted b...
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Two balls are approaching each other head on. Their velocities are + 9.55 and -11.0 m/s (a) Determine the velocity of the center of mass of the two balls if they have the same mass. (b) Determine the velocity of the center of mass of the two balls if the mass of one ball(v=9.5...
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