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SIZIF [17.4K]
3 years ago
5

Two loudspeakers emit sound waves of the same frequency along the x-axis. The amplitude of each wave is a. The sound intensity i

s minimum when speaker 2 is 10 cm behind speaker 1. The intensity increases as speaker 2 is moved forward and first reaches maximum, with amplitude 2a, when it is 30 cm in front of speaker 1. What is What isThe amplitude of the sound (as a multiple of a) if the speakers are placed side by side?
Physics
1 answer:
leonid [27]3 years ago
7 0

Answer:

Explanation:

To find the amplitude of the sound, we must first determine the wavelength and the phase difference between the two speakers.

For the wavelength;

Recall that, the separation between two successive max. and min. intensity points are \dfrac{\lambda}{2}

Thus; for both speakers; the wavelength of the sound is:

\dfrac{\lambda}{2} = (10+30) cm

\dfrac{\lambda}{2} = (40) cm

λ = 80 cm

The relation between the path difference(Δx) and the phase difference(Δ∅) is:

\Delta \phi = \dfrac{2 \pi}{\lambda}\Delta x + \Delta \phi_o

where;

Δx = 10 cm

λ = 80 cm

Δ∅ = π rad

∴

\Delta \phi = \dfrac{2 \pi}{\lambda}\Delta x + \Delta \phi_o

\pi \ rad  = \dfrac{2 \pi}{80 \ cm}(10 \ cm) + \Delta \phi_o

\pi \ rad  = \dfrac{2 \pi}{8}+ \Delta \phi_o

\pi \ rad  = \dfrac{ \pi}{4}+ \Delta \phi_o

\Delta \phi_o  =  \pi -\dfrac{ \pi}{4}

\Delta \phi_o  = \dfrac{ 4\pi - \pi}{4}

\Delta \phi_o  = \dfrac{ 3\pi}{4} \ rad

Suppose both speakers are placed side-by-side, then the path difference between the two speakers is: Δx = 0 cm

Thus, we have:

\Delta \phi = \dfrac{2 \pi}{\lambda}\Delta x + \Delta \phi_o

\Delta \phi = \dfrac{2 \pi}{\lambda}(0 \ cm ) + \dfrac{3 \pi}{4} \ rad

\Delta \phi = \dfrac{3 \pi}{4} \ rad

∴

The amplitude of the sound wave if the two speakers are placed side-by-side is:

A = 2a \ cos \bigg (\dfrac{\Delta \phi }{2} \bigg)

A = 2a \ cos \bigg (\dfrac{\dfrac{3 \pi}{4} }{2} \bigg)

A = 2a \ cos \bigg ({\dfrac{3 \pi}{8} } \bigg)

A = 0.765a

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