Human Hearing. The auditory canal of the human ear (see Fig. 16.4) extends about 2.5 cm from

Question:

Human Hearing. The auditory canal of the human ear (see Fig. 16.4) extends about 2.5 cm from the outside ear to the eardrum.
(a) Explain why the human ear is especially sensitive to sounds at frequencies around 3500 Hz. Use u = 344 m/s.
(b) Would you expect the ear to be especially sensitive to frequencies around 7000 Hz? Around 10,500 Hz? Why or why not?