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Chapter 16, Problem 49E

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Unless indicated otherwise, assume the speed of sound in air to be v = 344 m/s. A car alarm is emitting sound waves of frequency 520 Hz. You are on a motorcycle, traveling directly away from the parked car. How fast must you be traveling if you detect a frequency of 490 Hz?

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QUESTION:

Unless indicated otherwise, assume the speed of sound in air to be v = 344 m/s. A car alarm is emitting sound waves of frequency 520 Hz. You are on a motorcycle, traveling directly away from the parked car. How fast must you be traveling if you detect a frequency of 490 Hz?

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Solution 49E Let your speed be x. Given that the speed of sound v = 344 m/s The frequency of the car alarm

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