Fundamentals of Physics Extended
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Author: David Halliday, Robert Resnick, Jearl Walker
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Chapter 16, Problem 68P
To determine
To find:
a) The speed of the pulse.
b) The direction of the travel of the pulse.
c) The plot of h(x-5t) vs x for t = 2 s.
d) The plot of h(x-5t) vs t for x = 10 cm.
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68 A single pulse, given by h(x - 5.01), is shown in Fig. 16-45
for t = 0. The scale of the vertical
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The area of a typical eardrum is about 5.0 x 10-5 m2. Calculate the sound power (the energy per second) incident on an eardrum at (a) the threshold of hearing and (b) the threshold of pain.
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