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One closed organ pipe has a length of 1.44 meters. When a second pipe is played at the same time, a beat note with a frequency of 1.3 hertz is heard. By how much is the second pipe too long?

Sagot :

Given:

Length of pipe = 1.44 m

Frequency of second pipe = 1.3 Hz

Let's find the difference between the lengths of the pipes.

Here, we have:

[tex]f_{beat}=f_1-f_2[/tex]

Thus, we have:

[tex]f_2=f-1.3[/tex]

To find the frequency of the pipe, f,, we have:

[tex]\begin{gathered} f=\frac{v}{4l} \\ \\ Where: \\ v\text{ is the speed of sound = 343 m/s} \\ \\ f=\frac{343}{4*1.44} \\ \\ f=59.55\text{ Hz} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Plug in the value of f and find f2:

[tex]\begin{gathered} f_2=59.55-1.3 \\ \\ f_2=58.25\text{ Hz} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Now, let's find the length of the second pipe:

[tex]\begin{gathered} f=\frac{v}{4l} \\ \\ l_2=\frac{v}{4f_2} \\ \\ l_2=\frac{343}{4*58.25} \\ \\ l_2=1.47\text{ m} \end{gathered}[/tex]

Therefore, the difference in length will be:

L2 - L1 = 1.47 m - 1.44 m = 0.03 m

Therefore, the second pipe will be longer by 0.03 meters.

ANSWER:

0.03 m