Two microphones are placed 50 m apart along a straight line

PHYSICS · Multi-part · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

Two microphones are placed 50 m apart along a straight line. A small firecracker is ignited next to microphone A. Microphone B detects the sound 0.145 s after microphone A. The speed of sound in air is given by v=331 m/s+0.60 Tv = 331\,\text{m/s} + 0.60\,T, where TT is the air temperature in °C. (1) Determine the air temperature. (2) Calculate the wavelength of a 500 Hz tone at this temperature.

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