Physics
Physics
1st Edition
Walker
ISBN: 9780133256925
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Page 510: Practice Problems

Exercise 36
Step 1
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The general formula for Doppler effect problems is

$f_{listener}=f_{source}dfrac{v_{sound}pm v_{listener}}{v_{sound}pm v_{source}}$

The rules are:

If the listener is travelling towards the source, the sign of $v_{listener}$ is positive. If it’s moving away, then it is negative.

Furthermore, if the source is moving towards from the listener, the sign of $v_{source}$ is negative. If the source is moving away from the listener, it is positive.

Step 2
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Use the Doppler equation. The sign for $v_{source}$ is negative since it moves toward the observer.

Since $v_{sound}=343;m/s$

$f_{listener}=f_{source}dfrac{343m/s}{343m/s-v_{source}}$

Solving for $v_{source}$

$$
v_{source}=(343;m/s)(1-dfrac{655;Hz}{702;Hz})=23.0m/s
$$

Result
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$$
23.0;m/s
$$
Exercise 37
Step 1
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We know that for a moving sound source the frequency shift is given by the following Doppler Effect formula:

$$
begin{equation}
f_{text{observer}} = frac{f_{text{source}} }{left(1 pm frac{v_{text{source}}}{v_{text{sound}}} right)}
end{equation}
$$

Where the plus sign holds when the source is moving away from the observer,
and the minus sign when the source is moving toward the observer

Step 2
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### Calculation

The frequency of the sound the observer hears is $f_{text{observer}} = 590text{ Hz}$, and the speed of the emergency vehicle is $v = 23 ; frac{text{m}}{text{s}}$, so we use formula (1) to find the frequency produced by the siren $f_{text{source}}$.

We will use the formula with the plus sign, since the source is moving away from the observer.

$$
begin{align*}
f_{text{observer}} = frac{f_{text{source}} }{left(1 + frac{v_{text{source}}}{v_{text{sound}} } right)}
end{align*}
$$

Rearranging for $f_{text{source}}$ :

$$
begin{align*}
f_{text{source}} = f_{text{observer}} cdot left(1 + frac{v_{text{source}}}{v_{text{sound}}} right)
end{align*}
$$

Plugging in the values we get:

$$
begin{align*}
& f_{text{source}} = 590text{ Hz} cdot left(1 + frac{23 ; frac{text{m}}{text{s}}}{343 ; frac{text{m}}{text{s}} } right) \
& f_{text{source}} approx 630text{ Hz}
end{align*}
$$

Result
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The frequency produced by the siren is $f_{text{source}} approx 630text{ Hz}$
Exercise 38
Step 1
1 of 3
The general formula for Doppler effect problems is

$f_{listener}=f_{source}dfrac{v_{sound}pm v_{listener}}{v_{sound}pm v_{source}}$

The rules are:

If the listener is travelling towards the source, the sign of $v_{listener}$ is positive. If it’s moving away, then it is negative.

Furthermore, if the source is moving towards from the listener, the sign of $v_{source}$ is negative. If the source is moving away from the listener, it is positive.

Step 2
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Use the Doppler effect equation. $v_{source}$ would be negative since the source is moving toward the listener.

$470=450left(dfrac{343}{343-v_{source}}right)$

Solve for $v_{source}$

$displaystyle v_{source} = 14.6 mathrm{m/s}$

Result
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$displaystyle v_{source} = 14.6 mathrm{m/s}$
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