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Answer: A human cannot hear sound at a frequency of 100

Chapter 20, Problem 50E

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Problem  50E

A human cannot hear sound at a frequency of 100 kHz or sound at 102 kHz. But if you walk into a room in which two sources are emitting sound waves, one at 100 kHz and the other at 102 kHz, you’ll hear sound. Explain.

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QUESTION:

Problem  50E

A human cannot hear sound at a frequency of 100 kHz or sound at 102 kHz. But if you walk into a room in which two sources are emitting sound waves, one at 100 kHz and the other at 102 kHz, you’ll hear sound. Explain.

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Solution 50E

If two sound wave with different frequency interfere with each other, they will create beat. The frequency of the beat is the difference between the interfering frequencies.

For example if two sound wave of frequency

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