To measure her speed, a skydiver carries a buzzer emitting a steady tone at 1800 Hz. A friend on the ground at the landing site directly below listens to the amplified sound he receives. Assume the air is calm and the speed of sound is independent of altitude. While the skydiver is falling at terminal speed, her friend on the ground receives waves of frequency 2150 Hz. (a) What is the skydiver's speed of descent? (b) Suppose the skydiver can hear the sound of the buzzer reflected from the ground. What frequency does she receive?

To measure her speed, a skydiver carries a buzzer emitting a steady tone at 1800 Hz. A friend on the ground at the landing site directly below listens to the amplified sound he receives. Assume the air is calm and the speed of sound is independent of altitude. While the skydiver is falling at terminal speed, her friend on the ground receives waves of frequency 2150 Hz. (a) What is the skydiver's speed of descent? (b) Suppose the skydiver can hear the sound of the buzzer reflected from the ground. What frequency does she receive?

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6. To measure her speed, a skydiver carries a buzzer emitting a steady tone at 1800 Hz.
A friend on the ground at the landing site directly below listens to the amplified sound
he receives. Assume the air is calm and the speed of sound is independent of altitude.
While the skydiver is falling at terminal speed, her friend on the ground receives waves
of frequency 2150 Hz.
(a) What is the skydiver's speed of descent?
(b) Suppose the skydiver can hear the sound of the buzzer reflected from the ground.
What frequency does she receive?

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