University Physics (14th Edition)
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Chapter 16, Problem Q16.2DQ
The hero of a western movie listens for an oncoming train by putting his ear to the track. Why does this method give an earlier warning of the approach of a train than just listening in the usual way?
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A pipe closed at both ends...Ch. 16 - You blow across the open mouth of an empty test...Ch. 16 - Prob. 16.32ECh. 16 - A 75.0-cm-long wire of mass 5.625 g is tied at...Ch. 16 - Small speakers A and B are driven in phase at 725...Ch. 16 - Prob. 16.35ECh. 16 - Two loudspeakers, A and B (see Fig. E16.35), are...Ch. 16 - Two loudspeakers, A and B, are driven by the same...Ch. 16 - Two loudspeakers, A and B, are driven by the same...Ch. 16 - Two small stereo speakers are driven in step by...Ch. 16 - Two guitarists attempt to play the same note of...Ch. 16 - Prob. 16.41ECh. 16 - Adjusting Airplane Motors. The motors that drive...Ch. 16 - Two organ pipes, open at one end but closed at the...Ch. 16 - In Example 16.18 (Section 16.8), suppose the...Ch. 16 - On the planet Arrakis a male ornithoid is flying...Ch. 16 - A railroad train is traveling at 25.0 m/s in still...Ch. 16 - Two train whistles, A and B, each have a frequency...Ch. 16 - Moving Source vs. Moving Listener. 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