16. A police car has an 800-Hz siren. It is traveling at 35.0 m/s on a day when the speed of sound through air is 340 m/s. The car approaches and passes an observer who is standing along the roadside What change of frequency does the observer hear? a) 0 Hz b) 82 Hz c) 166 Hz d) 249 Hz

16. A police car has an 800-Hz siren. It is traveling at 35.0 m/s on a day when the speed of sound through air is 340 m/s. The car approaches and passes an observer who is standing along the roadside What change of frequency does the observer hear? a) 0 Hz b) 82 Hz c) 166 Hz d) 249 Hz

University Physics Volume 1

18th Edition

ISBN:9781938168277

Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter16: Waves

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 43P: (a) Seismographs measure the arrival times of earthquakes with a precision of 0.100 s. To get the...

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