Exam 18: Superposition and Standing Waves

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A length of organ pipe is closed at one end. If the speed of sound is 344 m/s, what length of pipe (in cm) is needed to obtain a fundamental frequency of 50 Hz?

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Two harmonic waves are described by Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the wavelength of the resultant wave? Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the wavelength of the resultant wave? What is the wavelength of the resultant wave?

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Two tuning forks with frequencies 264 and 262 Hz produce "beats". What is the beat frequency (in Hz)?

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Two identical strings have the same length and same mass per unit length. String B is stretched with four times as great a tension as that applied to string A. Which statement is correct for all n harmonics on the two strings, n = 1, 2, 3...?

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A string is stretched and fixed at both ends, 200 cm apart. If the density of the string is 0.015 g/cm, and its tension is 600 N, what is the wavelength (in cm) of the first harmonic?

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Transverse waves y1 = A1 sin(k1x − ω1t) and y2 = A2 sin(k2x − ω2t), with A2 > A1, start at opposite ends of a long rope when t = 0. The magnitude of the maximum displacement, y, of the rope at any point is

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The figure below shows wave crests after a stone is thrown into a pond.  The figure below shows wave crests after a stone is thrown into a pond.   Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s). - The phase difference in radians between points A and B is Use this exhibit to answer the following question(s). - The phase difference in radians between points A and B is

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Two harmonic waves are described by Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the amplitude of the resultant wave? Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the amplitude of the resultant wave? What is the amplitude of the resultant wave?

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Two waves are described by ​ Y1 = 6 cos(180t​) and y2 = 6 cos(186t) (both in meters). ​ What effective frequency does the resultant vibration have at a point?

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Two harmonic waves are described by Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the magnitude of the speed (in m/s) of the two traveling waves? Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the magnitude of the speed (in m/s) of the two traveling waves? What is the magnitude of the speed (in m/s) of the two traveling waves?

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Two ropes are spliced together as shown. Two ropes are spliced together as shown.   A short time after the incident pulse shown in the diagram reaches the splice, the rope's appearance will be that in A short time after the incident pulse shown in the diagram reaches the splice, the rope's appearance will be that in

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Two instruments produce a beat frequency of 5 Hz. If one has a frequency of 264 Hz, what could be the frequency of the other instrument?

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Two harmonic waves are described by Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the phase (in rad) of the resultant wave when x = t = 0? Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the phase (in rad) of the resultant wave when x = t = 0? What is the phase (in rad) of the resultant wave when x = t = 0?

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Two ropes are spliced together as shown. Two ropes are spliced together as shown.   A short time after the incident pulse shown in the diagram reaches the splice, the rope's appearance will be that in A short time after the incident pulse shown in the diagram reaches the splice, the rope's appearance will be that in

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A steel wire in a piano has a length of 0.700 m and a mass of 4.30 grams. To what tension must this wire be stretched to make the fundamental frequency correspond to middle C, (fc = 261.6 Hz)?

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Two harmonic waves are described by Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the frequency (in Hz) of the resultant wave? Two harmonic waves are described by     What is the frequency (in Hz) of the resultant wave? What is the frequency (in Hz) of the resultant wave?

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