Physics for Scientists and Engineers
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Author: Raymond A. Serway, John W. Jewett
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Chapter 15, Problem 26P
As you enter a fine restaurant, you realize that you have accidentally brought a small electronic timer from home instead of your cell phone. In frustration, you drop the timer into a side pocket of your suit coat, not realizing that the timer is operating. The arm of your chair presses the light cloth of your coat against your body at one spot. Fabric with a length L hangs freely below that spot, with the timer at the bottom. At one point during your dinner, the timer goes off and a buzzer and a vibrator turn on and off with a frequency of 1.50 Hz. It makes the hanging part of your coat swing hack and forth with remarkably large amplitude, drawing everyone’s attention. Find the value of L.
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