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A police car (a.k.a: the fuzz) has an 820-Hz siren blaring and the red/blue lights flashing as he chases a rougue physics professor. He is traveling at constant speed of 45.0 m/s on a day when the speed of sound through air is 343 m/s. A hitchiker watches the police car approaches, pass, and receede. What change of frequency does the hitchhiker hear?

A.116 Hz

B.724 HZ

C.0 Hz

D.219 Hz

 Jul 22, 2016
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Doppler effect.  Change in frequency given by:

 

deltaf = (343/(343-45) - 343/(343+45))*820 Hz

 

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 Jul 22, 2016

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