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: 49

Answer

$524Hz$

Work Step by Step

The frequency heard by the motorcyclist can be determined as $f^{\prime}=(\frac{1-u_{\circ}/v}{1-u_s/v})f$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $f^{\prime}=(\frac{1-13.0/343}{1-27.0/343})(502)$ $f^{\prime}=524Hz$
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