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    How Does Water Leakage Affect the Frequency of a Vibrating Guitar String?

    Homework Statement A 210 g bucket containing 12.5 kg of water is hanging from a steel guitar string with mass m = 8.58 g, density p = 7750 kg/m3, and diameter d = 1.00 mm. A) When the wind blows, it causes the cord to vibrate at what resonant frequency? B) Suddenly the bucket springs a leak...
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    How Can Fermat's Principle and Snell's Law Help You Find a Car Key in Water?

    1. Your car key has fallen to the bottom of a clear pool of water (n = 1.33) with a uniform depth of 3.0 m. You are standing at the edge of the pool and your eyes are a height of 1.5 m above the surface. You can see the key by staring at an angle 60o below horizontal. (A) How far is the key from...