15-25 In Fig. 15-35, a block weighing 14.

0 N, which
can slide without friction on an incline at angle
=40.0 , is connected to the top of the incline by a
massless spring of unstretched length 0.450 m and
spring constant 120 N/m. (a) How far from the top of
the incline is the blocks equilibrium point? (b) If the
block is pulled slightly down the incline and released,
what is the period of the resulting oscillations?
(a) mgsin= kx, x = 0.525 m
(b) T = 2 (m/k) = 0.686 (s)
15-33 A 10 g particle undergoes SHM with an
amplitude of 2.0 mm, a maximum acceleration of
magnitude 8.0 x 103 m/s2, and an unknown phase
constant. What are (a) the period of the motion, (b)
the maximum speed of the particle, and (c) the total
mechanical energy of the oscillator? What is the
magnitude of the force on the particle when the
particle is at (d) its maximum displacement and (e)

half its maximum displacement?

(a) 2Xm/ Xm = 8.0 x 103/2.0 x 10-3 =4.0 x 106
=2.0 x 103 rad/s, T=2/~3.14 x 10-3 (s)
(b) Xm = 4.0 (m/s)
(c) (1/2)kXm2 =(1/2)m2Xm2 = 0.080 (J)
(d) m2Xm = 80 N
(e) m2(Xm/2) = 40 N
15-35 A block of mass M = 5.4 kg at rest on a
horizontal frictionless table, is attached to a rigid
support by a spring of constant k = 6000 N/m. A bullet
of mass m = 9.5 g and velocity v of magnitude 630
m/s strikes and embedded in the block. Assuming the
compression of the spring is negligible until the bullet
is embedded, determine (a) the speed of the block
immediately after the collision and (b) the amplitude
of the resulting simple harmonic motion (SHM).
(a) Completely inelastic collision
(9.5 x 10-3) (630) = (5.4 + 9.5 x 10-3) v
v=1.1 (m/s)

(b) (1/2) (5.4 + 9.5 x 10-3)(1.1)2 = (1/2)(6000) Xm2

Xm=3.3 x 10-2 (m)
16-29 Use the wave equation to find the speed of a
wave given by
y(x, t) = (2.00 mm) [(20 m-1)x - (4.0 s-1)t]0.5
(20 m-1)x (4.0 s-1)t = a constant
(20 m-1)dx (4.0 s-1)dt =0
dx/dt = (4.0 s-1)/(20 m-1) = 0.20 (m/s)
16-35 Two sinusoidal waves of the same frequency
travel in the same direction along a string. If y m1 = 3.0
cm, ym2 = 4.0 cm, 1 = 0 , and 2 = /2 rad, what is
the amplitude of the resultant wave?
[(3.0)2 + (4.0)2] = 5.0 (cm), phase constant = 53
16-39 These two waves travel along the same string:
y1(x,t) = (4.60 mm)sin(2x - 400t)
y2(x,t) = (5.60 mm)sin(2x - 400t +0.80 rad)

What are (a) the amplitude and (b) the phase angle
(relative to wave 1) of the resultant wave? (c) If a
third wave of amplitude 5.00 mm is also to be sent
along the string in the same direction as the first two
waves, what should be its phase angle in order to
maximize the amplitude of the new resultant wave?
(a) x component: 4.60 + 5.60cos(0.80)
y component: 5.60 sin(0.80)
3.29 mm
(b) 1.55 rad
(c) 1.55 rad
17-21 Two loudspeakers are located 3.35 m apart on
an out-door stage. A listener is 18.3 m from one and
19.5 m from the other. During the sound check, a
signal generator drives two speakers in phase with
the same amplitude and frequency. The transmitted
frequency is swept through the audible range (20 Hz
to 20 kHz). (a) What is the lowest frequency fmin,1 that

gives minimum signal (destructive interference) at

the listeners location? By what number must f min,1 be
multiplied to get (b) the second lowest frequency f min,2
that gives minimum signal and (c) the third lowest
frequency fmin,3 that gives minimum signal? (d) What
is the lowest frequency fmax,1 that gives maximum
signal (constructive interference) at the listeners
location? By what number must fmax,1 be multiplied to
get (e) the second lowest frequency fmax,2 that gives
maximum signal and (f) the third lowest frequency
fmax,3 that gives maximum signal?
L/ = n-(1/2), n=1, 2, 3,..
L = 19.5 -18.3 = 1.2 (m)
v=343 m/s, v=f
fmin,n = (2n-1)v/[2L] = (n-1/2)(286 Hz)
(a) n=1, fmin,1 = 143 Hz
(b) fmin,2 = 3fmin,1
(c) fmin,2 = 5fmin,1
(d) fmax,n = nv/L=n(286 Hz), n=1, 2, 3.

fmax,1 =286 Hz
(e) fmax,2 = 2fmax,1
(f) fmax,3 = 3fmax,1
17-45 In Fig. 17-41, S is a small loudspeaker driven
by an audio oscillator with a frequency that is varied
from 1000 Hz to 2000 Hz, and D is a cylindrical pipe
with two open ends and a length of 45.7 cm. The
speed of sound in the air-filled pipe is 344 m/s. (a) At
how many frequencies does the sound from the
loudspeaker set up resonance in the pipe? What are
the (b) lowest and (c) second lowest frequencies at
which resonance occurs?
(a) =2L/n
f=n(344)/(2)(0.457 m) =376.4n Hz
3, 4 and 5
(b) 3 x 376.4=1129 Hz
(c) 4 x 376.4=1506 Hz

17-57 A whistle of frequency 540 Hz moves in a

circle of radius 60.0 cm at an angular speed of 15.0
rad/s. What are the lowest and (b) highest frequencies
heard by a listener a long distance away, at rest with
respect to the center of the circle?
v=343 m/s
vs= rm/s
(a) lowest frequency f = f[v/(v+ vs)] = 526 Hz
(b) highest frequency f = f[v/(v- vs)] = 555 Hz