Physics for Scientists and Engineers: A Strategic Approach with Modern Physics (3rd Edition)

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Chapter 21 - Superposition - Exercises and Problems - Page 623: 51

Answer

$1208\;\rm Hz$

Work Step by Step

To find the frequency of the vibrating tuning fork, we need to find the wavelength of the standing waves inside the tube. Recalling that $$v=\lambda f$$ Hence, $$f=\dfrac{v}{\lambda}\tag 1$$ We know that the wavelength in the three cases, when $L=\rm42.5\; cm, 56.7\; cm,70.9\;cm$, is constant since the frequency of the tuning fork is constant (and so so the speed of sound in air). We can see that $$\Delta L=L_2-L_1=L_3-L_2=\bf 14.2\;\rm cm\tag 2$$ Noting that increasing the length of the tube means going from $m$ to $m +1$ Recalling that, for an open-open tube, $$\lambda_m=\dfrac{2L}{m}$$ So, $$L=\dfrac{m\lambda}{2}$$ Hence, $$\Delta L=L_2-L_1=\dfrac{(m+1)\lambda}{2}-\dfrac{m\lambda}{2}=\dfrac{\lambda}{2}$$ Thus, $$\lambda=2\Delta L$$ Plugging from (2); $$\lambda=2(14.2)=\bf 28.4\;\rm cm$$ Plugging into (1); $$f=\dfrac{343}{28.4\times 10^{-2}} $$ $$f=\color{red}{\bf 1208}\;\rm Hz$$
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