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Chapter 17 Problem 17

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In Fig, 17-33, sound waves A and B, both of wavelength A, are initially in phase and travel- Fig. 17-33 18.ing rightward, as indicated by the two rays. Wave A is reflected from four surfaces but ends up traveling in its original direction. Wave B ends in that direction after reflecting from two surfaces. Let distance L in the figure be expressed as a multiple q of A: L = qA. What are the (a) smallest and (b) second smallest values of q that put A and B exactly out of phase with each other after the reflections?

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Title Fundamentals of Physics: 9 
Author David Halliday; Robert Resnick; Jearl Walker
ISBN 9780470556535

In Fig, 17-33, sound waves A and B, both of wavelength A,

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