Question

A person is listening to a 500 Hz tone sitting from a distance of 450 m from the sound source. What is the time interval between successive compressions from the source?

Answer 1

So, the time interval between successive compression from the source is 0.002 seconds.

Explanation:

Given that,

Frequency of the tone, f = 500 Hz

It is sitting at a distance of 450 m from the source of sound, d = 450 m

Let t is the time interval between successive compression from the source. We know that the relation between the frequency and the time period is :

`T=(1)/(f)T=(1)/(500)\\\\T = 0.002 s`

So, the time interval between successive compression from the source is 0.002 seconds.