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A turntable 1.50 m in diameter rotates at 75 rpm. Two speakers, each giving off sound of wavelength 31.3 cm, are attached to the rim of the table at opposite ends of a diameter. A listener stands in front of the turntable. (a) What is the greatest beat frequency the listener will receive from this system? (b) Will the listener be able to distinguish individual beats?

Short Answer

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A) fbeat=38HzB) No, the listener will not be able to distinguish individual beats.

Step by step solution

01

Concept of the frequency of the sound emitted by the speakers

The frequency of the sound emitted by the speakers is fs=vλand the angular frequency of the turntable is vs=rϖand the frequency detected by the listener is fL=fs(vv∓vs)where, v is the speed of sound in the air, vs is the speed of speaker and speaker2 as well, fs is the frequency of the sound emitted by each speaker

02

Calculate the angular frequency of the turntable.

The speaker that will be moving toward the listener (speaker) and (speaker2) for the speaker that moves away from the listener as the turntable rotates.

So, let's find the frequency of the sound emitted by the speakers, which can be determined as follows

fs=vλ=34431.3×10-2=1100Hz

Now, the other thing we need to determine is the velocity of each speaker, where the velocity of the speakers is the same as the velocity of the table's rims, so we need to convert it to (rad/s)

vs=rÏ–where (r= 0.75 m) is the radius of the turntable and (w =75 rpm) is the angular frequency of the turntable and convert into rad/s

vs=0.75m×75rpm×2Ï€°ù²¹»å1rev×1min60svs=5.9m/s

03

Calculate fL1 and fL2 

The frequency detected by the listener from speaker is fL=fsvv∓vs

Substitute the values in the above equation we get,

Use the minus sign in the denominator because the source "speaker " is moving toward the listener,

fL1=1100×344344-5.9fL1=1119Hz

Use the plus sign in denominator because the source "speaker2" is moving away from the listener:

fL2=1100×344344-5.9fL2=1081Hz

04

Calculate the beat frequency of the listener

A beat frequency of 38 Hz means that there will be a 38 pulse per second, so, no, the listener will not be able to distinguish individual beats.

fbeat=fL1-fL2=1119Hz-1081Hz=38Hz

Therefore, the beat frequency of the listener is 38Hz

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