Suppose that you are sitting at the overlap point between

Chapter 17, Problem 17.5

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Suppose that you are sitting at the overlap point between the two speakers in Figure 17.4. Because of destructive interference, you hear no sound, even though both speakers are emitting identical sound waves. One of the speakers is suddenly shut off. Will you now hear a sound? (a) No. (b) Yes. (c) Yes, but only if you move a distance of one wavelength closer to the speaker that is still producing sound.

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