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

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Chapter 22 - Wave Optics - Exercises and Problems - Page 649: 21

Answer

$7.6\;\rm m$

Work Step by Step

The crack in the cave is representing a single-slit situation where the crack width is the single-slit. We need to find the width of the sound beam at 100 m from the crack which is similar to the width of the central maximum fringe in a single-slit experiment. We know that the width of this central maximum is given by $$w=\dfrac{2\lambda L}{a}$$ where $\lambda=v/f$ $$w=\dfrac{2v L}{af}$$ Plugging the known; $$w=\dfrac{2(340)(100)}{(0.30)(30\times 10^3)}$$ $$w=\color{red}{\bf 7.6}\;\rm m$$
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