44. The range of human hearing is roughly from twenty hertz to twenty kilohertz. Based on these limits and a value of 343 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) that you expect to find in a pipe organ?

44. The range of human hearing is roughly from twenty hertz to twenty kilohertz. Based on these limits and a value of 343 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) that you expect to find in a pipe organ?

Inquiry into Physics

8th Edition

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Author:Ostdiek

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Chapter6: Waves And Sound

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 15P: . A person stands directly in front of Iwo speakers that are emitting the same pure tone. The person...

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