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Chapter 17: Q7CQ (page 628)
When you hear a sonic boom, you often cannot see the plane that made it. Why is that?
We cannot see the plane because speed of the plane was greater than the speed of sound.
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If a woman needs an amplification of \({\rm{5 \times 1}}{{\rm{0}}^{{\rm{12}}}}{\rm{ W}} \cdot {{\rm{m}}^{{\rm{ - 2}}}}\) times the threshold intensity to enable her to hear at all frequencies, what is her overall hearing loss in dB? Note that smaller amplification is appropriate for more intense sounds to avoid further damage to her hearing from levels above\({\rm{90 dB}}\).
Six members of a synchronized swim team wear earplugs to protect themselves against water pressure at depths, but they can still hear the music
and perform the combinations in the water perfectly. One day, they were asked to leave the pool so the dive team could practice a few dives, and they tried to practice on a mat but seemed to have a lot more difficulty. Why might this be?
By what fraction will the frequencies produced by a wind instrument change when air temperature goes from \({\rm{10}}{\rm{.0^\circ C}}\) to \({\rm{30}}{\rm{.0^\circ C}}\)? That is, find the ratio of the frequencies at those temperatures.
If a sound intensity level of\(0\;{\rm{dB}}\)at\(1000\;{\rm{Hz}}\)corresponds to a maximum gauge pressure (sound amplitude) of\(1{0^{ - 9}}\;atm\), what is the maximum gauge pressure in a\(60\;{\rm{dB}}\)sound? What is the maximum gauge pressure in a\(120\;{\rm{dB}}\)sound?
Calculate the speed of sound on a day when a 1500 Hz frequency has a wavelength of 0.221 m.
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