A class of students are waiting for their teacher

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Problem

A class of students are waiting for their teacher. As he approaches, his shoes squeak on the corridor at a frequency of 300 Hz. The width of the open classroom door is 0.90 m. Using your knowledge of single-slit diffraction, explain why pupils sitting anywhere inside the classroom can hear the teacher approaching. (The speed of sound in air is 330 ms−1330 \text{ ms}^{-1} .)

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