Question 13

I need to find the smallest length for constructive interference in each configuration, using λ = 0.29 m. For the semicircle case with radius 0.5l versus straight path l, the path difference works out to l(π/2−1), so setting that equal to λ gives l ≈ 0.508 m. For the rectangle case (Q), comparing the straight path l against the doubled path 2l, the difference is simply l = λ = 0.29 m. For the quarter circle case (R), I find the diameter of the semicircle equals l√2, so radius is l/√2, and the path difference πl/√2 = λ gives l ≈ 0.13 m. For the triangle case (S) with angles 45°, 105°, 30°, applying the sine rule to find the two other sides and summing them, then subtracting l gives a difference of about 0.2444l, so setting that to λ yields l ≈ 1.19 m — matching option 2. So the matches are P→3, Q→4, R→5, and I still need to confirm S. **Path differences (constructive: Δ = λ = 0.29 m for smallest l):** - (P): semicircle radius 0.5l vs straight l: Δ = l(π/2 − 1) = 0.571l ⇒ l ≈ 0.51 m → (3) - (Q): rectangle path 2l vs l: Δ = l ⇒ l = 0.29 m → (4) - (R): semicircle of diameter l√2 (radius l/√2) plus vertical l vs straight l: Δ = πl/√2 ⇒ l ≈ 0.13 m → (5) - (S): triangle with angles 45°, 105°, 30°; two sides sum = l(sin30° + sin45°)/sin105° = l(1.207)/0.97 ≈ 1.244l; Δ = 0.244l ⇒ l ≈ 1.19 m → (2) So P→3, Q→4, R→5, S→2.

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This looks like a sound interference setup similar to Quincke's tube. With wavelength 0.29 m, I need to work through Configuration P: a straight path of length l from source to detector on one side, paired with a semicircular path of radius 0.5l on the other, so the semicircle's diameter equals the straight path's length l. For P, the path difference between the semicircular route (πl/2) and the straight route (l) equals l(π/2 - 1). Setting this equal to nλ for constructive interference and solving for n=1 gives l ≈ 0.508 m, matching the 0.51 m option. Now for Configuration Q, I'm working out a rectangular loop where the bottom straight path has length l, and the top path goes up 0.5l, across l, and down 0.5l, giving a total of 2l versus the straight path's l, so the path difference is l. Setting this difference equal to nλ, the smallest constructive solution is l = λ = 0.29 m, matching option (4). Now moving to Configuration R, which is more complex — I'm trying to parse the geometry: a straight bottom path of length l between S and D, with an upper structure consisting of a vertical segment of length l topped by a semicircular arc, plus a diagonal dashed line connecting back to D, and I'm working out how these pieces combine to form the second path. I think I'm picturing this as a "quonset hut" shape - flat base with S and D as bottom corners separated by l, straight vertical sides of length l, and a semicircular top connecting the two vertical sides with diameter equal to the base width l. Wait, if the arc's diameter is horizontal, both endpoints sit at the same height, so reaching D at height 0 would require another vertical drop - but the figure shows the arc landing directly on D. Maybe there's no right vertical wall at all, and that dashed diagonal is just marking the semicircle's diameter as a reference line rather than part of the actual path. I should look at the answer choices to figure out which configuration matches. Since P→3 and Q→4 are established, options A and B are eliminated as they reverse this pairing. That leaves C and D, both sharing S→2, so the deciding factor is whether R matches 1.32m or 0.13m — I need to work out which value R actually corresponds to given its geometric setup. Let me trace shape R's structure: a vertical segment rising height l from S, then curving through an arc that connects directly down to point D at the same baseline, without a separate right vertical segment. If the arc starts with vertical tangent at the top of the line segment (matching the straight approach), the circle's center must sit horizontally offset at the same height as that point, so I'm solving for the radius that lets the curve sweep over and land precisely at D. Setting up the equation for the endpoint height gives r = l, but then the horizontal span comes out to 2l, which conflicts with the base width being l — so that particular full-dome-plus-quarter interpretation doesn't hold. I'm reconsidering whether the entire arc from A to D might instead just be one continuous semicircle rather than a dome plus extra quarter. Since sharp corners are allowed to be ignored, the arc doesn't need a vertical tangent at A - so I can set coordinates with S=(0,0), D=(l,0) as the base, and a vertical segment up to A=(0,l), with a semicircular arc completing the path across the top. Making AD the diameter of the arc gives AD = l√2, so the semicircle length is πl√2/2. That makes path 2 total l(1 + π√2/2), compared to path 1's straight length l - a difference of roughly 2.221l, and this matches nicely with the dashed diagonal shown in the figure, which likely represents that diameter AD. For constructive interference, setting this difference equal to nλ gives l = nλ/2.2214. Plugging n=1 and λ=0.29 gives l ≈ 0.13 m, which matches option 5 - so it looks like R maps to 5, aligning with option D's pairing (R→5, S→2) rather than C's (R→1, S→2). Since both C and D share S→2, confirming R→5 alone settles it as D. I also already found P→3 and Q→4, ruling out A and B. Just to be thorough, I'll verify S using the triangle with a 45° angle at S and 105° at the apex, giving 30° at D, then applying the law of sines to check the side length. So a+b ≈ 1.25l, giving a path difference of 0.25l, which for constructive interference means l=4nλ, yielding roughly 1.16m for n=1—close to but not quite matching 1.19m. The discrepancy makes me want to redo this more carefully using the cos15°=0.97 hint, wondering if there's a cleaner exact-fraction approach using the 30°/45°/105° angles. Working through it with sin105°=cos15°=0.97 gives a+b = l(1.2071)/0.97 ≈ 1.2444l, so path difference = 0.2444l, and l=n×0.29/0.2444≈1.1865m for n=1 — this matches 1.19m nicely, confirming S→2. Looking at this problem, I need to find path-length differences for each configuration and match to the given l values using λ = 0.29 m. **Configuration P:** Straight path (length l) vs semicircular path (radius = l/2, length = πl/2) Path difference = l(π/2 − 1) = 0.5708 l Setting = nλ: l = 0.29/0.5708 ≈ **0.51 m** → matches (3) **Configuration Q:** Straight path (length l) vs rectangular path (0.5l + l + 0.5l = 2l) Path difference = 2l − l = l Setting = nλ: l = λ = **0.29 m** → matches (4) **Configuration R:** Straight base SD = l vs path: vertical side (length l) + semicircular arc over diagonal AD (diameter = l√2, since A=(0,l), D=(l,0)) Arc length = π(l√2)/2 Path difference = l + πl√2/2 − l = l(π√2/2) = 2.2214 l Setting = nλ: l = 0.29/2.2214 ≈ **0.13 m** → matches (5) **Configuration S:** Triangle with angles 45° (at S) and 105° (at apex), so angle at D = 30° Using sine rule with sin(105°) = cos(15°) = 0.97 (given): Path via apex = l(sin30° + sin45°)/sin105° = l(0.5+0.7071)/0.97 = 1.2444 l Path difference = 0.2444 l Setting = nλ: l = 0.29/0.2444 ≈ 1.1865 m ≈ **1.19 m** → matches (2) **Summary:** P→3, Q→4, R→5, S→2, which corresponds to option (D). Since P→3 and Q→4 rules out options A and B, and R→5 (not R→1) distinguishes D from C, the correct answer is **D**. ```json