A large set of unoccupied football bleachers has solidseats and risers. You stand on the

Chapter 17, Problem 60

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A large set of unoccupied football bleachers has solidseats and risers. You stand on the field in front ofthe bleachers and sharply clap two wooden boards together once. The sound pulse you produce has nodefinite frequency and no wavelength. The sound youhear reflected from the bleachers has an identifiablefrequency and may remind you of a short toot on atrumpet, buzzer, or kazoo. (a) Explain what accountsfor this sound. Compute order-of-magnitude estimatesfor (b) the frequency, (c) the wavelength, and(d) the duration of the sound on the basis of data youspecify.

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