The acoustical system shown in the figure below is driven by a speaker emitting sound of frequency 694 Hz. (Use v = 343 m/s.) Sliding section Receiver Speaker (a) If constructive interference occurs at a particular instant, by what minimum amount should the path length in the upper U-shaped tube be increased so that destructive interference occurs instead? m (b) What minimum increase in the original length of the upper tube will again result in constructive interference?

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The acoustical system shown in the figure below is driven by a speaker emitting sound of frequency 694 Hz. (Use v = 343 m/s.)
Sliding section
Receiver
Speaker
(a) If constructive interference occurs at a particular instant, by what minimum amount should the path length in the upper U-shaped tube be increased so
that destructive interference occurs instead?
(b) What minimum increase in the original length of the upper tube will again result in constructive interference?
m
Transcribed Image Text:The acoustical system shown in the figure below is driven by a speaker emitting sound of frequency 694 Hz. (Use v = 343 m/s.) Sliding section Receiver Speaker (a) If constructive interference occurs at a particular instant, by what minimum amount should the path length in the upper U-shaped tube be increased so that destructive interference occurs instead? (b) What minimum increase in the original length of the upper tube will again result in constructive interference? m
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