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(a) Music. When a person sings, his or her vocal cords vibrate in a repetitive pattern having the same frequency of the note that is sung. If someone sings the note B fiat that has a frequency of 466 Hz, how much time does it take the person’s vocal cords to vibrate through one complete cycle, and what is the angular frequency of the cords? (b) Hearing. When sound waves strike the eardrum, this membrane vibrates with the same frequency as the sound. The highest pitch that typical humans cart hear has a period of 50.0 μs. What are the frequency and angular frequency of the vibrating eardrum for this sound? (c) Vision. When light having vibrations with angular frequency ranging from 2 7 × 1015 rad/s to 4.7 × 1015 rad/s strikes the retina of the eye, it stimulates the receptor cells there and is perceived as visible light. What are the limits of the period and
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