Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 513: 100a

Answer

The smallest value at which a harmonic frequency of B matches one of the harmonic frequencies of A is $~~n_B = 2$

Work Step by Step

We can write an expression for the harmonic frequencies of pipe A: $f = \frac{nv}{4L_A},~~$ where $~~n = 1,3,5,...$ We can write an expression for the harmonic frequencies of pipe B: $f = \frac{nv}{2L_B},~~$ where $~~n = 1,2,3,...$ $f = \frac{nv}{(2)(4~L_A)},~~$ where $~~n = 1,2,3,...$ $f = \frac{nv}{8~L_A},~~$ where $~~n = 1,2,3,...$ When $n_B = 2$, then $f = \frac{2v}{8~L_A} =\frac{v}{4~L_A}$ The smallest value at which a harmonic frequency of B matches one of the harmonic frequencies of A is $~~n_B = 2$
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