A driver is caught beating a red traffic light. The driver claims that what she saw was green light (f = 5.60 * 10 ^ 14 * Hz) and not red (f = 4.80 * 10 ^ 14 * Hz) because of the Doppler Effect. Her excuse was accepted, but a fine was imposed at the rate of P 5.00 per km/h in excess of the speed limit of 80 km/h. How much is she required to pay for the fine?

A driver is caught beating a red traffic light. The driver claims that what she saw was green light (f = 5.60 * 10 ^ 14 * Hz) and not red (f = 4.80 * 10 ^ 14 * Hz) because of the Doppler Effect. Her excuse was accepted, but a fine was imposed at the rate of P 5.00 per km/h in excess of the speed limit of 80 km/h. How much is she required to pay for the fine?

Glencoe Physics: Principles and Problems, Student Edition

1st Edition

ISBN:9780078807213

Author:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Publisher:Paul W. Zitzewitz

Chapter16: Fundamentals Of Light

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 56A

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