Part 1: Trains with passengers railroad train is traveling at 34.2 m/s in still air. The frequency of the note emitted by the train whistle is 220 Hz. The air emperature is -9°C. A.) What frequency is heard by a passenger on a train moving in the opposite direction to the first at 35.8 m/s and approaching the first? B.) What frequency is heard by a passenger on a train moving in the opposite direction to the first at 35.8 m/s and receding from the first?

Part 1: Trains with passengers railroad train is traveling at 34.2 m/s in still air. The frequency of the note emitted by the train whistle is 220 Hz. The air emperature is -9°C. A.) What frequency is heard by a passenger on a train moving in the opposite direction to the first at 35.8 m/s and approaching the first? B.) What frequency is heard by a passenger on a train moving in the opposite direction to the first at 35.8 m/s and receding from the first?

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Chapter17: Sound Waves

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 17.37P: An ambulance moving at 42 m/s sounds its siren whose frequency is 450 Hz. A car is moving in the...

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