Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 509: 57

Answer

Doppler shift in the frequency $\Delta{f}=0$

Work Step by Step

We know that according to the Doppler effect $f^{-}=f(\frac{v+_-v_D}{v+_-v_S})$ $+,-$ are chosen depending on the direction of motion, if it is directed toward then $+$ is used and if it is directed away then $-$ is used. In our case we will use $-$ sign. $v_D$ represents the detector's speed and $v_S$ stands for source speed. The trooper's speed is the source speed while speeder's speed is the detector's speed. $v=343\frac{m}{s}$ while $v_D=v_S=1600\frac{km}{h}=\frac{1600\times1000m}{3600s}=44.4\frac{m}{s}$ given that $f=500Hz$ putting the values in the above formula, we get $f^-=(500)(\frac{343-44.4}{343-44.4})=500Hz$ $f^-=500Hz$ Thus Doppler shift in the frequency $\Delta{f}=0$
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