An alert physics student stands beside the tracks as a train rolls slowly past. He notes that the frequency of the train whistle is 459 Hz when the train is approaching him and 434 Hz when the train is receding from him. Using these frequencies, he calculates the speed of the train. What value does he find? (Assume the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s.)
Interference of sound
Seiche
A seiche is an oscillating standing wave in a body of water. The term seiche pronounced saysh) can be understood by the sloshing of water back and forth in a swimming pool. The same phenomenon happens on a much larger scale in vast bodies of water including bays and lakes. A seizure can happen in any enclosed or semi-enclosed body of water.
An alert physics student stands beside the tracks as a train rolls slowly past. He notes that the frequency of the train whistle is 459 Hz when the train is approaching him and 434 Hz when the train is receding from him. Using these frequencies, he calculates the speed of the train. What value does he find? (Assume the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s.)
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