Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 5 - Section 5.6 - Modeling Harmonic Motion - 5.6 Exercises - Page 459: 56

Answer

(a) $553.9Hz$ and $455.6Hz$ (b) $y=Asin(3480 t)$ and $y=Asin(2683 t)$

Work Step by Step

Identify the given quantities as $v=110ft/s, v_0=1130ft/s, f_0=500Hz$ (a) Use the formula given, we have $f_1=500(\frac{1130}{1130-110})=553.9Hz$ when the car approaches her, and $f_2=500(\frac{1130}{1130+110})=455.6Hz$ when the car moves away from her. (b) With the given model of $y=Asin(\omega t)$ where $\omega=2\pi f$, we have $\omega_1=2\pi f_1\approx3480$ and $\omega_2=2\pi f_2\approx2863$ and the model equations are: $y=Asin(3480 t)$ when the car approaches her, and $y=Asin(2683 t)$ when the car moves away from her.
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