Two sound waves, from two different sources with the same frequency, 540 Hz, travel in the same direction at 330 m s . The sources are in phase. What is the phase difference of the waves at a point that is 4.40 m from one source and 4.00 m from the other?

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Answer:

The value is [tex]\Delta \phi = 4.12 \ rad[/tex]

Explanation:

From the question we are told that

    The frequency of each sound is  [tex]f_1 = f_2 = f = 540 \ Hz[/tex]

      The speed of the sounds is  [tex]v = 330 \ m/s[/tex]

       The  distance of the first source from the point considered is  [tex]a = 4.40 \ m[/tex]

        The distance of the second source from the point considered is  [tex]b = 4.00 \ m[/tex]

Generally the phase angle made by the first sound wave at the considered point is mathematically represented as

           [tex]\phi_a = 2 \pi [\frac{a}{\lambda} + ft][/tex]

Generally the phase angle made by the first sound wave at the considered point is mathematically represented as

           [tex]\phi_b = 2 \pi [\frac{b}{\lambda} + ft][/tex]          

Here b is the distance o f the first wave from the considered point  

Gnerally the phase diffencence is mathematically represented as  

           [tex]\Delta \phi= \phi_a - \phi_b = 2 \pi [\frac{ a}{\lambda} + ft ] - 2 \pi [\frac{b}{\lambda} + ft ][/tex]      

=>      [tex]\Delta \phi = \frac{2\pi [ a - b]}{ \lambda }[/tex]

Gnerally the wavelength is mathematically represented as

        [tex]\lambda = \frac{v}{f}[/tex]

=>     [tex]\lambda = \frac{330}{540}[/tex]

=>     [tex]\lambda = 0.611 \ m[/tex]

=>    [tex]\Delta \phi = \frac{2* 3.142 [ 4.40 - 4.0 ]}{ 0.611 }[/tex]

=>    [tex]\Delta \phi = 4.12 \ rad[/tex]