A student has a small battery-powered alarm buzzer. The student throws the buzzer toward a stationary wall (possibly due to frustration following a physics midterm examination). The buzzer emits sound with a frequency of 74 Hz, and the wall reflects the sound. If the buzzer is moving directly away from the student (and directly toward the wall) with a speed of 2.3 m/s, what beat frequency would the student hear?
The speed of sound is 340 m/s. The student stands still after throwing the buzzer.
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To determine the beat frequency that the student would hear, we first need to calculate the apparent frequency of the sound waves reflected off the wall.
The apparent frequency is affected by the relative motion between the source of the sound (moving buzzer) and the observer (student).
In this case, the buzzer is moving directly away from the student with a speed of 2.3 m/s, while the student stands still after throwing the buzzer.
To calculate the apparent frequency, we can use the Doppler effect equation:
f' = f ((v + vo) / (v ± vs))
Where:
f' is the apparent frequency,
f is the actual frequency emitted by the source (74 Hz),
v is the speed of sound in air (340 m/s),
vo is the speed of the observer (0 m/s since the student stands still),
vs is the speed of the source (2.3 m/s away from the student).
Plugging in the given values into the equation, we can calculate the apparent frequency:
f' = 74 ((340 + 0) / (340 - 2.3))
Simplifying the equation:
f' = 74 (340 / 337.7)
f' ≈ 74.35 Hz
Therefore, the student would hear an apparent frequency of approximately 74.35 Hz.
Note: The "beat frequency" refers to the difference between the apparent frequency and the actual frequency emitted by the buzzer. Since the question only asks for the apparent frequency, we do not calculate the beat frequency in this explanation.
F2 = (Vs_Vr)/(Vs+Vg) * F1.
F2 = (340-0)/340+2.3) * 74 = 73.5 Hz.
Fb = F1-F2 = 74 - 73.5 = 0.5 Hz.