Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 14 - Waves and Sound - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 493: 42

Answer

(a) greater than (b) III

Work Step by Step

(a) We know that when the horn is approaching the observer at rest, the frequency of the sound heard by the observer will be greater than the frequency of sound heard when the observer moves towards the source, which is at rest. (b) We know that the best explanation is option (III) -- that is, a moving source causes the wave crests to "bunch up", leading to a higher frequency than for a moving observer.
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