Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 510: 66b

Answer

$$608\;Hz$$

Work Step by Step

Let $v$ be the speed of the sound in air. $v_s$ and $v_l$ are the speed of the source and the listener respectively. If $u$ be the speed of the wind, which is blowing toward the whistle (source) and away from the listener, the frequency of the whistle heard by the listener is $f^{'}=\frac{v+v_l-u}{v-v_s+u}f$ Substituting the given values $f^{'}=\frac{343+(30.5-30.5)}{343-(30.5+30.5)}\times500\;Hz$ or, $f^{'}=\frac{343}{282}\times500\;Hz$ or, $f^{'}\approx608\;Hz$ The frequency of the whistle heard by the listener is $608\;Hz$
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