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ISBN: 9780321976444

Author: James S. Walker

Publisher: PEARSON

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A sound wave is a mechanical wave (or mechanical vibration) that transit through media such as gas (air), liquid (water), and solid (wood).

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Chapter 14, Problem 106GP

Beats and Standing Waves In Problem 59, suppose the observer walks toward one speaker with a speed of 1.35 m/s. (a) What frequency does the observer hear from each speaker? (b) What beat frequency does the observer hear? (c) How far must the observer walk to go from one point of constructive interference to the next? (d) How many times per second does the observer hear maximum loudness from the speakers? Compare your result with the beat frequency from part (b).

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