A bystander hears a siren vary in frequency from 600 Hz to 394 Hz as a fire truck approaches, passes by, and moves away on a straight street. What is the speed of the truck? (Take the speed of sound in air to be 343 m/s.)
Use formula
Where is apparent frequency
is real frequency
is speed of sound waves in air = 343 m/s
is speed of bystander =0 m/s (not moving)
is speed of source (fire truck)
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Case 1 Fire truck approaches (speed of source and sound is in same direction)
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Case 2 Fire truck moves away (speed of source and sound is in opposite direction)
------------(2)
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Divide Equation (2) by (1)
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