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

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Chapter 21 - Superposition - Exercises and Problems - Page 625: 71

Answer

a) $5\;\rm beats/s$ b) $4.545\;\rm mm$

Work Step by Step

$$\color{blue}{\bf [a]}$$ We need to find the new frequency when the air speed changes. $$f'=\dfrac{v'}{\lambda}$$ And since she plays the same note A as the tuning fork, the wavelength does not change. Hence, $$\lambda=\dfrac{v}{f}$$ Plugging into the first formula above; $$f'=\dfrac{v'}{v}f\tag 1$$ Now the number of beats is given by $$f_{beats}=f'-f\tag{Plug from (1)}$$ $$f_{beats}=\dfrac{v'}{v}f-f=\left[\dfrac{v'}{v}-1\right]f$$ Plugging the known; $$f_{beats}= \left[\dfrac{346}{342}-1\right]440=5.14\;\rm Hz$$ $$f_{beats}=\color{red}{\bf 5}\;\rm beats/s$$ $$\color{blue}{\bf [b]}$$ We know that the initial length of the flute is given by $$L=\dfrac{\lambda}{2}=\dfrac{v}{2f}\tag 2$$ And hence, the final length is then $$L'= \dfrac{v'}{2f}\tag 3$$ Thus the extension is given by $$\Delta L= L'-L$$ Plugging from (2) and (3); $$\Delta L= \dfrac{v'}{2f}- \dfrac{v}{2f}= \dfrac{v'-v}{2f}$$ Plugging the known; $$\Delta L = \dfrac{346-342}{2(440)}=\bf 4.54545\times 10^{-3}\;\rm m$$ $$\Delta L=\color{red}{\bf 4.545}\;\rm mm$$
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