Waves

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When a ray of light is reflected off of the surface of another medium, some of the energy from the light is transferred into this medium. As a result, which of the following is true about the reflected light ray?

2

Suppose that car A and car B are both traveling in the same direction. Car A is going and is sounding a horn with a frequency of . If car B is traveling at a speed of in front of car A, what frequency of sound does car B hear?

Note: The speed of sound in air is .

3

When a ray of light is reflected off of the surface of another medium, some of the energy from the light is transferred into this medium. As a result, which of the following is true about the reflected light ray?

4

Suppose that car A and car B are both traveling in the same direction. Car A is going and is sounding a horn with a frequency of . If car B is traveling at a speed of in front of car A, what frequency of sound does car B hear?

Note: The speed of sound in air is .

5

Suppose that the fifth harmonic of a standing wave contained within a pipe closed at both ends has a wavelength of . What is the length of the pipe?

6

Suppose that the fifth harmonic of a standing wave contained within a pipe closed at both ends has a wavelength of . What is the length of the pipe?

7

A pipe has a length of . If the pipe is open at both ends, what is the frequency of the third harmonic assuming that the velocity in which sound moves through the air is .

8

A pipe has a length of . If the pipe is open at both ends, what is the frequency of the third harmonic assuming that the velocity in which sound moves through the air is .

9

A string under tension is oscillated at the 5th harmonic. What is the wavelength of this oscillation?

10

A string under tension is oscillated at the 5th harmonic. What is the wavelength of this oscillation?

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