Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 510: 60

Answer

The frequency of the sound that is reflected back to the detector is $~~0.195~MHz$

Work Step by Step

First we can find the frequency of the sound in the reference frame of the truck. In this situation: $f = 0.150~MHz$ $v_D = 45.0~m/s$ $v_S = 0$ We can find the frequency of the sound in the reference frame of the truck: $f' = f~\frac{v+v_D}{v}$ $f' = (0.150~MHz)~(\frac{343~m/s+45.0~m/s}{343~m/s})$ $f' = 0.16968~MHz$ Then we can find the frequency of the sound that is reflected back to the detector. In this situation: $f = 0.16968~MHz$ $v_D = 0$ $v_S = 45.0~m/s$ We can find the frequency of the sound that is reflected back to the detector: $f' = f~\frac{v}{v-v_S}$ $f' = (0.16968~MHz)~(\frac{343~m/s}{343~m/s-45.0~m/s})$ $f' = 0.195~MHz$ The frequency of the sound that is reflected back to the detector is $~~0.195~MHz$
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