an strikes one end of a thin rod with a hammer. The speed of sound in the rod is 19 times the speed of sound in air. A woman, at the other end with her ear close to the hears the sound of the blow twice with a 0.19 s interval between; one sound comes through the rod and the other comes through the air alongside the rod. If the speed ound in air is 346 m/s, what is the length of the rod?

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A man strikes one end of a thin rod with a hammer. The speed of sound in the rod is 19 times the speed of sound in air. A woman, at the other end with her ear close to the
rod, hears the sound of the blow twice with a 0.19 s interval between; one sound comes through the rod and the other comes through the air alongside the rod. If the speed
of sound in air is 346 m/s, what is the length of the rod?
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the tolerance is +/-2%
Transcribed Image Text:A man strikes one end of a thin rod with a hammer. The speed of sound in the rod is 19 times the speed of sound in air. A woman, at the other end with her ear close to the rod, hears the sound of the blow twice with a 0.19 s interval between; one sound comes through the rod and the other comes through the air alongside the rod. If the speed of sound in air is 346 m/s, what is the length of the rod? Number Units the tolerance is +/-2%
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