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 496: 101

Answer

$36\frac{m}{s}$

Work Step by Step

We can calculate the observed frequency as $f_{2}^{\prime}=(\frac{1}{1-\frac{u_2}{v}})f=\frac{124}{(1-\frac{26}{343})}=134.2Hz$ The speed of fast train can be determined as $u_1=v(1-\frac{f}{f_{beat}+f_2^{\prime}})f$ We plug in the known values to obtain: $u_1=(343)(1-\frac{124}{4.4+134.2})=36\frac{m}{s}$
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