A loudspeaker fixed at one end of a long corridor emits a steady sound of frequency 1.7kHz. The speed of sound in air may be taken as 340ms−1. Answer the following questions:
(a) Calculate the wavelength of the sound produced.
(b) How much time elapses between the arrival of successive compressions at a point in the corridor?
(c) The corridor is 68m long. Estimate the time taken by the sound wave to travel from the loudspeaker to the far end.
(d) If the frequency of the loudspeaker is gradually increased to 2.55kHz while the speed of sound remains unchanged, determine the new wavelength.