CHAPTER 8:

WAVES

COMPILED BY:

SALIPOT, RENEE ADRIANNE P.

VIBRATING STRINGS

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30, 60, 90, 120

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(a) (c)

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1. OBTAIN AN EXPRESSION FOR THE WAVE FUNCTION OF THE

RESULTANT WAVE AND SHOW ITS AMPLITUDE IS

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2. IF EACH WAVE HAS AN AMPLITUDE OF 6CM AND THEY DIFFER IN

PHASE BY π/2, WHAT IS THE AMPLITUDE OF THE RESULTANT
WAVE?

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3. FOR WHAT PHASE DIFFERENCES WOULD THE RESULTANT

AMPLITUDE BE EQUAL TO 6CM?

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4. DESCRIBE THE EFFECTS THAT WOULD BE HEARD IF THE TWO

WAVES WERE SOUND WAVES BUT WITH SLIGHT DIFFERENT
FREQUENCIES.
 5. HOW COULD YOU DETERMINE THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE
FREQUENCIES OF THE TWO HARMONIC SOUND SOURCES?
ANSWER: The beat frequency is equal to the difference f1~f2 for
the two component waves. Beats between two tones can be detected by
the ear up to a frequency of about 7/s.

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(A)

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F2=1320 Hz; F3=1980Hz

(C)
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(A)

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(iii) 0.2856m, 0.0628m, 4.545 m/s

(iv) 0
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FREQUENCY= 400 Hz

WAVELENGTH= 6CM

EQUATION:

8.30 QUESTION:

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68.2 W
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(A)

(B)
WAVES IN SOLIDS

8.32 QUESTION:

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(A)

5044 Hz

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ii)
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(A) 159c/s
(B) 158 c/s

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(A) Vp=0.325 m/s

(B) 0.625 m/s

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ENERGY DENSITY

EFFECTIVE PRESSURE
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8.65 QUESTION:

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(A) 8/9
(B) 8/9
(C) 16/27
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(A) 0.228
(B) 0.0172
(C) 33.88
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(A) 428 rayl

(B) 376 rayl
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(A) 255 W/m^2

(B) 2.72x10^4 N/m^2
(C) 1.19x10^-7
(D) 0.019m
(E) 1.29x10^-5
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(A) 1481.4 m/s

(B) 2.62 m/s/C
DOPPLER EFFECT

8.71 QUESTION:

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9/8

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600 Hz
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446.8 Hz

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(A) 594 Hz
(B) 495 Hz

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(A) 425 m/s

(B) 5100 m/s

8.76 QUESTION:

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i. 0.66 m
ii. 0.63 m
iii. 0.69 m

SHOCK WAVES

8.77 QUESTION:

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(A) IF AN OBJECT FLIES AT SUPERSONIC SPEED

(B) 2
(C) 30 degrees
REVERBERATION

8.78 QUESTION:

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0.8 s
ECHO

8.79 QUESTION:

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(A) 270 m
(B) 360 m/s
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(A) 1080 m
(B) 6, 8, 10,…s
BEAT FREQUENCY

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1/s
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302

WAVES IN PIPES

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1.88 mm
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56 Hz
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200 Hz