Question

A middle-A tuning fork vibrates with a frequency f of 440 hertz (cycles per second). You strike a middle-A tuning fork with a force that produces a maximum pressure of 5 pascals. Write a sine model that gives the pressure P as a function of the time t (in seconds).A middle-A tuning fork vibrates with a frequency f of 440 hertz (cycles per second). You strike a middle-A tuning fork with a force that produces a maximum pressure of 5 pascals. Write a sine model that gives the pressure P as a function of the time t (in seconds).

Answer 1

P = 5sin(880πt)

Step-by-step explanation:

We write the pressure in the form P = Asin2πft where A = amplitude of pressure, f = frequency of vibration and t = time.

Now, striking the middle-A tuning fork with a force that produces a maximum pressure of 5 pascals implies A = 5 Pa.

Also, the frequency of vibration is 440 hertz. So, f = 440Hz

Thus, P = Asin2πft

P = 5sin2π(440)t

P = 5sin(880πt)