Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 510: 63

Answer

The beat frequency is $~~155~Hz$

Work Step by Step

First we can find the frequency of the sound in the reference frame of the intruder. In this situation: $f = 28.0~kHz$ $v_D = 0.950~m/s$ $v_S = 0$ We can find the frequency of the sound in the reference frame of the intruder: $f' = f~\frac{v-v_D}{v}$ $f' = (28.0~kHz)~(\frac{343~m/s-0.950~m/s}{343~m/s})$ $f' = 27.92245~kHz$ Then we can find the frequency of the sound that is reflected back to the alarm. In this situation: $f = 27.92245~kHz$ $v_D = 0$ $v_S = 0.950~m/s$ We can find the frequency of the sound that is reflected back to the detector: $f' = f~\frac{v}{v+v_S}$ $f' = (27.92245~kHz)~(\frac{343~m/s}{343~m/s+0.950~m/s})$ $f' = 27.845~kHz$ The frequency of the sound that is reflected back to the alarm is $~~27.845~kHz$ We can find the beat frequency: $f = (28.0~kHz)-(27.845~kHz) = 155~Hz$ The beat frequency is $~~155~Hz$
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