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

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ISBN 10: 0321740904
ISBN 13: 978-0-32174-090-8

Chapter 21 - Superposition - Exercises and Problems - Page 624: 56

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First, we need to recall Equation 21.18, which is \begin{cases} &\lambda_m=\dfrac{4L}{m} \\ \\ & f_m=\dfrac{mv}{4L} \tag {$m=1,3,5,..$} \end{cases} We know that the standing wave in an open-closed tube must have a node at the closed side and an antinode at the open side. And as we see in the figure below, the standing wavelength decreases by a factor of 2 in each next frequency. In the cases below, we can see that, $\lambda_1=4L$, $\lambda_2=\frac{4}{3}L$, $\lambda_3=\frac{4}{5}L$, $\lambda_4=\frac{4}{7}L$, and so on... Hence, $$\boxed{\lambda_m=\dfrac{4L}{m}}\tag{where $m=1,3,5,...$}$$ And by the same approach, we can see that the frequency is also given by $$v=f_m\lambda_m$$ $$f_m=\dfrac{v}{\lambda_m}$$ Plugging from the boxed formula above, $$\boxed{f_m=\dfrac{mv}{4L}}\tag{where $m=1,3,5,...$}$$ And these two boxed formulas are as same as Equation 21.18.
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