Bats can detect small objects using echolocation. If a bat can detect insects approximately equal to the wavelength of the sound the bats emit, what is the smallest size of insects detectable if the bats emit chirps at a frequency of 60 kHz?

Bats can detect small objects using echolocation. If a bat can detect insects approximately equal to the wavelength of the sound the bats emit, what is the smallest size of insects detectable if the bats emit chirps at a frequency of 60 kHz?

Principles of Physics: A Calculus-Based Text

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Chapter13: Mechanical Waves

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