Question #164240

 An observer travelling with a constant velocity of 20ms-1, passes close to a stationary source of sound and notices that there is a change of frequency of 50 Hz as he passes the source. What is the frequency of the source? 


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Expert's answer
2021-03-14T19:47:13-0400

The source is stationary so vs=0v_s =0 while the observer/listener's velocity is vL=20 m/sv_L=20\ m/s .

What is given is the change in frequency which is 50 Hz, this means fL=fs+50 Hz.f_L=f_s+50\ Hz. Thus, from

fL=fs(v+vL)(v+vs)f_L={f_s(v+v_L) \over (v + v_s)} we obtain


fS+50Hz=v+vLvfS      50Hz=(v+vLv1)fS,fS=(50Hz)(v+vLv1)1=   (50Hz)(340m/s+20m/s340m/s1)1=850 Hzf_S + 50Hz = \dfrac{v+v_L}{v}f_S\ \ \ \Rightarrow\ \ \ 50Hz= (\dfrac{v+v_L}{v}-1)f_S,\\f_S =(50Hz)(\dfrac{v+v_L}{v}-1)^{-1}=\ \ \ (50Hz)(\dfrac{340m/s+20m/s}{340m/s}-1)^{-1}=850\ Hz

Therefore, the frequency of the sound emitted by the source is 850 Hz.



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