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Homework Statement
A sound source, detector and a movable wall are arranged as shown in the figure. In this arrangement detector is detecting the maximum intensity. If the speed of sound is 330 m/s in air and frequency of source is 600 Hz, then find the distance by which the wall should be moved away from the source, so that detector detects minimum intensity.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I don't quite understand the situation. Do the waves reflected by the wall ever reach the detector? I don't see how the reflected waves would reach the detector. (Can I assume that the waves get reflected the same way as a light ray would? )
Any help is appreciated. Thanks!