Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (4th Edition)

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Chapter 14 - Exercises and Problems - Page 271: 46

Answer

$19.02\space m/s$

Work Step by Step

Here we use the equation $f^{'}=(\frac{f}{1\space \pm\space u/V })$ Where $f^{'}$ - shifted frequency, f - original frequency, u - speed of the car, V - speed of the sound wave in the air. $f^{'}=(\frac{f}{1\space \pm\space u/V })$ We'll use the minus sign because the source is approaching. $f^{'}=(\frac{f}{1\space-\space u/V })$ $1-\frac{u}{V}=\frac{f}{f^{'}}$ $1-\frac{f}{f^{'}}=\frac{u}{V}$ $u=V(1-\frac{f}{f^{'}})$ ; Let's plug known values into this equation. $u=343\space m/s(1-\frac{494Hz}{523Hz})=19.02\space m/s$
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