Physics (5th Edition)
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Author: James S. Walker
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 23PCE

A state highway patrol car radar unit uses a frequency of 8.00 × 109 Hz. What frequency difference will the unit detect from a car receding at a speed of 64.5 m/s from a stationary patrol car?

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