Part A Sound with frequency 1290 Hz leaves a room through a doorway with a width of 1.17 m. At what minimum angle relative to the centerline perpendicular to the doorway will someone outside the room hear no sound? Use 344 m/s for the speed of sound in air and assume that the source and listener are both far enough from the doorway for Fraunhofer diffraction to apply. You can ignore effects of reflections. Express your answer in radians.

Part A Sound with frequency 1290 Hz leaves a room through a doorway with a width of 1.17 m. At what minimum angle relative to the centerline perpendicular to the doorway will someone outside the room hear no sound? Use 344 m/s for the speed of sound in air and assume that the source and listener are both far enough from the doorway for Fraunhofer diffraction to apply. You can ignore effects of reflections. Express your answer in radians.

University Physics Volume 3

17th Edition

ISBN:9781938168185

Author:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Jeff Sanny

Chapter3: Interference

Section: Chapter Questions

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