Two submarines are underwater and approaching each other head-on. Sub A has a speed of 15.2 m/s and sub B has a speed of 8.51 m/s. Sub A sends out a 1580-Hz sonar wave that travels at a speed of 1522 m/s. (a) What is the frequency detected by sub B? (b) Part of the sonar wave is reflected from B and returns to A. What frequency does A detect for this reflected wave?

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Two submarines are underwater and approaching each other head-on. Sub A has a speed of 15.2 m/s and sub B has a speed of 8.51 m/s.
Sub A sends out a 1580-Hz sonar wave that travels at a speed of 1522 m/s. (a) What is the frequency detected by sub B? (b) Part of the
sonar wave is reflected from B and returns to A. What frequency does A detect for this reflected wave?
(a) Number
(b) Number
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Transcribed Image Text:Two submarines are underwater and approaching each other head-on. Sub A has a speed of 15.2 m/s and sub B has a speed of 8.51 m/s. Sub A sends out a 1580-Hz sonar wave that travels at a speed of 1522 m/s. (a) What is the frequency detected by sub B? (b) Part of the sonar wave is reflected from B and returns to A. What frequency does A detect for this reflected wave? (a) Number (b) Number Units Units
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