College Physics
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Author: ETKINA, Eugenia, Planinšič, G. (gorazd), Van Heuvelen, Alan
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Chapter 11, Problem 24CQ
Why do different guitar strings sound different when you pluck them, even though they are the same length?
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Ch. 11 - How do you produce a longitudinal wave on a...Ch. 11 - Compare and contrast the speed of a vibrating...Ch. 11 - Prob. 3RQCh. 11 - Prob. 4RQCh. 11 - Why is it impossible to create a traveling wave on...Ch. 11 - Your friend says that it is impossible for two...Ch. 11 - Is the following sentence true? When two...Ch. 11 - One end of a horizontal string of length L passes...Ch. 11 - When we studied traveling waves, we decided that...Ch. 11 - An ambulance siren blares continuously as the...
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Two speakers hang from racks placed in an open...Ch. 11 - Two identical sound waves are sent down a long...Ch. 11 - Sound waves of all frequencies in the audio...Ch. 11 - How can you show that an object producing sound...Ch. 11 - Describe the common features and differences...Ch. 11 - 24. Why do different guitar strings sound...Ch. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Prob. 6PCh. 11 - Prob. 7PCh. 11 - Prob. 8PCh. 11 - Prob. 9PCh. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Assume that the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s...Ch. 11 - Prob. 14PCh. 11 - Telephone line A telephone lineman is told to...Ch. 11 - 16. * A pulse travels at speed v on a stretched...Ch. 11 - 17. A 0.62-kg Slinky has 185 coils. When you and...Ch. 11 - =100g/m and the middle section is made from rope...Ch. 11 - Show using a sketch and mathematics that the...Ch. 11 - Show using a sketch and mathematics that the...Ch. 11 - 22. * You are standing at position A and your...Ch. 11 - Prob. 23PCh. 11 - Prob. 24PCh. 11 - Prob. 26PCh. 11 - 27. Sound wave in Earth A sound wave created by an...Ch. 11 - A 5.0-kg rope that is 20 m long is woven to an...Ch. 11 - Prob. 29PCh. 11 - Repeat the previous problem for the case where the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 31PCh. 11 - 32. Two waves shown in Figure P11.32 at zero...Ch. 11 - Prob. 33PCh. 11 - 34. * Use Huygens' principle and a wave front...Ch. 11 - Prob. 35PCh. 11 - 36. * You have two synchronously vibrating objects...Ch. 11 - Design Describe an experiment to convince a friend...Ch. 11 - 38. The energy of a sound wave is proportional to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 39PCh. 11 - * Supersonic jet The sound intensity 5 km from the...Ch. 11 - * You are in an open field investigating how sound...Ch. 11 - One loudspeaker is producing a tone of frequency...Ch. 11 - 43. * Tovi is playing a flute and Dawn is playing...Ch. 11 - Music in music a very soft sound called...Ch. 11 - 45. Two sounds differ by 1 dB. What is the...Ch. 11 - 46. Calculate the change in intensity level when a...Ch. 11 - Prob. 47PCh. 11 - 48. Banjo fret How far from the end of the banjo...Ch. 11 - * Violin string A 0.33-m-long violin string has a...Ch. 11 - A person secures a 5.0-m-long rope of mass 0.40 kg...Ch. 11 - 51. * Laura and Elana are discussing how to solve...Ch. 11 - Prob. 52PCh. 11 - * Ratio reasoning By what percent does the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 54PCh. 11 - 55. * Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel The 2779-m...Ch. 11 - * Flute A wooden flute, open at both ends, is 0.48...Ch. 11 - Organ pipe The lowest three standing wave...Ch. 11 - The speed of sound can be measured using the...Ch. 11 - Prob. 59PCh. 11 - 60. * A rope of length L is attached to a...Ch. 11 - 61. * A 3.0-m-long rope with a mass of 100 g is...Ch. 11 - * A 1.2-m-long open-closed pipe is producing sound...Ch. 11 - * Figure P11.63 shows the spectrum of sound that...Ch. 11 - Prob. 64PCh. 11 - * See the spectrum in Figure P11.63. (a) Can this...Ch. 11 - Car horn A car horn vibrates at a frequency of 250...Ch. 11 - Train whistle A car drives at a speed of 25 m/s...Ch. 11 - 68. * BIO Speed of blood A source of ultrasound...Ch. 11 - 69. * Circular motion sound source A whistle with...Ch. 11 - BIO Bat echo A bat emits short pulses of sound at...Ch. 11 - 105 Hz emits sound waves and detects the same...Ch. 11 - * Violin strings The speed of a wave on a violin A...Ch. 11 - 73. * Use Huygens' principle and a wave front...Ch. 11 - Prob. 74GPCh. 11 - Prob. 75GPCh. 11 - s teammate shouts at her to catch a ball. Estimate...Ch. 11 - 77. ** EST While camping, you record a thunderclap...Ch. 11 - 78. ** BIO Blood speed A red blood cell travels at...Ch. 11 - Prob. 80RPPCh. 11 - 81. If the car from Problem 11.80 is moving at 20...Ch. 11 - 82. Which answer below is closest to the distance...Ch. 11 - Compare your answers to Problems 11.80 and 11.82....Ch. 11 - While your car from Problem 11.80 is stationary,...Ch. 11 - Prob. 85RPPCh. 11 - Prob. 86RPPCh. 11 - 87. What amplifies the air pressure in the ear?
a....Ch. 11 - Where is the mechanism that allows the ear to...Ch. 11 - Prob. 89RPPCh. 11 - The threshold for pressure variation of a barely...
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