Sound waves, like light waves, can interfere with each other, giving maximum and minimum levels of sound. Suppose a listener standing directly between two loudspeakers hears the same tone being emitted from both. This listener observes that when one of the speakers ismoved 0.16 m farther away, the perceived intensity of thetone decreases from a maximum to a minimum.(a) Calculate the wavelength of the sound.(b) Calculate its frequency, using 343 m s-1as the speedof sound.

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Sound waves, like light waves, can interfere with each other, giving maximum and minimum levels of sound. Suppose a listener standing directly between two loudspeakers hears the same tone being emitted from both.

This listener observes that when one of the speakers is
moved 0.16 m farther away, the perceived intensity of the
tone decreases from a maximum to a minimum.
(a) Calculate the wavelength of the sound.
(b) Calculate its frequency, using 343 m s-1
as the speed
of sound.

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