A change in pressure on the eardrum occurs when a pure musical tone is played. For some
tones, the pressure on the eardrum follows the sine curve
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where is the pressure in pounds per square foot at time t second, and is the frequency of
the sound wave in cycles per second When p() is positive, there is an increase in pressure
and the eardrum is pushed inward: when p() is negative there is a decrease in pressure and
the eardrum is pushed outward.
(a) Graph the pressure on the eardrum for Middle C, which has a frequency of / 261.63
H. (ie, cycles per second), for between 0 and 0.005, i.e., [0, 0.005).
(1) Determine the period, denoted by 7 of p(6). What is the relationship between the period
and the frequency of the tone?​