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Doppler Effect: Source Velocity's Impact on Frequency Shift
Chapter 13, Problem 51P(choose chapter or problem)
(a) Compare the shift in frequency if a \(2000\ Hz\) source is moving toward you at \(15 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\), versus you moving toward it at \(15 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\). Are the two frequencies exactly the same? Are they close?
(b) Repeat the calculation for \(150 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\) and then again
(c) for \(300 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\). What can you conclude about the asymmetry of the Doppler formulas?
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QUESTION:
(a) Compare the shift in frequency if a \(2000\ Hz\) source is moving toward you at \(15 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\), versus you moving toward it at \(15 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\). Are the two frequencies exactly the same? Are they close?
(b) Repeat the calculation for \(150 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\) and then again
(c) for \(300 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\). What can you conclude about the asymmetry of the Doppler formulas?
ANSWER:
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The following are given by the question:
Source frequency, \(f_{s}=2000 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
Source velocity, \(v_{s}=15 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\)
Speed of sound, \(v=343 \frac{\mathrm{m}}{\mathrm{s}}\)
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Doppler Effect: Source Velocity's Impact on Frequency Shift
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