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6 November, 11:08

At rest, a car's horn sounds the note A (440 Hz). The horn is sounded while the car is moving down the street. A bicyclist moving in the same direction with one-third the car's speed hears a frequency of 415 Hz. (a) Is the cyclist ahead of or behind the car? (b) What is the speed of the car?

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  1. 6 November, 13:16
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    (a) : The cyclist is behind the car.

    (b) : The speed of the car are Vf = 31.97 m/s.

    Explanation:

    f = 440 Hz

    f' = 415 Hz

    Vo = 1/3 Vf

    Vf=?

    V = 343.2 m/s

    f' = f * ((V - (-Vo) / (V - (-Vf))

    clearing Vf:

    Vf = 31.97 m/s

    Vo = 10.65 m/s
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