A factory uses an ultrasonic flaw detector that sends sound pulses of frequency along…

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Problem

A factory uses an ultrasonic flaw detector that sends sound pulses of frequency 40 kHz40\,\text{kHz} along a steel rod. The pulses travel at 5900 m/s5900\,\text{m/s} in steel and a reflected pulse returns to the source after 0.006 s0.006\,\text{s}. (a) Calculate the distance of the flaw from the source. (b) State in one sentence why a 1 kHz1\,\text{kHz} sound wave would be less suitable for detecting such small flaws in steel.

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