University Physics with Modern Physics (14th Edition)

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Chapter 35 - Interference - Problems - Exercises - Page 1180: 35.4

Answer

a. 240 m. b. 120 m.

Work Step by Step

The path difference is 120m. a. The sound will be canceled when the path difference is an odd multiple of half wavelengths. Destructive interference occurs for $120m=\lambda/2, 3\lambda/2, 5\lambda/2, 7\lambda/2, …$ The longest wavelength is when $120m=\lambda/2$, or $240m=\lambda$. b. The sound will be maximally reinforced when the path difference is an integer multiple of wavelengths. Constructive interference occurs for $120m=0, \lambda, 2\lambda, 3\lambda, 4\lambda, …$ The longest wavelength is when $120m=\lambda $.
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