PHY2010 Practice Homework 3


Problem 9: Humans can only hear sounds in the frequency range 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz. What would be the longest and shortest organ pipe lengths worth manufacturing? Assume the pipes are open at both ends and use 345 m/s for the speed of sound.

a) Shortest pipe length: m

b) Longest pipe length: m

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