Calculating Well Depth: Solving for Standing Sound Waves at 48, 80, and 112 Hz

In summary, the problem involves finding the depth of a well using information about the standing waves established at frequencies of 48, 80, and 112 Hz. The speed of sound is given as 343m/s and the equations for height are not useful for this particular problem. Instead, one should consider the relationship between wavelength and the length of a one side closed tube and assume that the given frequencies correspond to three consecutive harmonics.
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There's this problem I'm having lots of trouble with. It is:
A person hums into the top of a well and finds that the standing waves are established at frequencies of 48, 80, and 112 Hz. The freq. of 48 Hz is not necessarily the fundamental freq. The speed of sound is 343m/s. How deep is the well?
I'm not sure where to start! The only equations we have for height are:
h=.5gt^2
and
h=velocitysound(t2-t1) which doesn't help! I'm not sure what I should use. Any hints are great! Thanks
 
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Okay, if you're lost when considering height, then try looking at the other parts of the problem.
 
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Consider the relationship between wavelength and length of a one side closed tube. You may have to assume that the given frequencies corresponds to three consecutive harmonics (n, n+1 and n+2)
 

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