Example: An organ pipe, 3.6 m long open at both ends, produces a musical note at its fundamental frequency. a) What is the wavelength of the note produced? B) What is the fundamental frequency of the pipe, if the speed of sound in air is 346 m/s?

Example: An organ pipe, 3.6 m long open at both ends, produces a musical note at its fundamental frequency. a) What is the wavelength of the note produced? B) What is the fundamental frequency of the pipe, if the speed of sound in air is 346 m/s?

College Physics

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Author:Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs

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Chapter17: Physics Of Hearing

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 48PE: (a) Find the length of an organ pipe closed at one end that produces a fundamental frequency of 256...

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