4) A thin 2.00-m string of mass 50.0 g is fixed at both ends and under a tension of 70.0 N. If it is
set into small-amplitude oscillation, what is the frequency of the first harmonic mode? 4
A) 6.61 Hz
B) 13.2 Hz
C) 26.5 Hz
D) 52.9 Hz
5) Consider a pipe of length L that is open at both ends. What are the wavelengths of the three
lowest-pitch tones produced by this pipe?
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A) 4L, 2L, L
B) 2L, L, L/2
C) 2L, L, 2L/3
D) 4L, 4L/3, 4L/5
E) 4L, 2L, L/2
6) In a resonating pipe that is open at one end and closed at the other end, there
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A) are displacement nodes at each end.
B) are displacement antinodes at each end.
C) is a displacement node at the open end and a displacement antinode at the closed end.
D) is a displacement node at the closed end and a displacement antinode at the open end.
7) A person is hearing two sound waves simultaneously. One has a period of 1.50 ms and the
other one a period of 1.54 ms. What is the period of the beat due to these two waves? 7
A) 0.040 ms
B) 1.5 ms
C) 3.0 ms
D) 58 ms
E) 330 ms
8) A factory siren indicating the end of a shift has a frequency of 90.0 Hz. The speed of sound is
343 m/s. What frequency is perceived by the occupant of a car traveling away from the factor
at 30.0
m/s?
A) 45.5 Hz
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B) 82.1 Hz
C) 90.0 Hz
D) 343.0 Hz
E) None of the above
9) When an electromagnetic wave falls on a white, perfectly reflecting surface, it exerts a f
on that surface. If the surface is now painted a perfectly absorbing black, what will be th
force that the same wave will exert on the surface?
A) 4F
B) 2F
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