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memoguy
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Hi all!
Let me use an example to make this clear. There is a car traveling directly toward a man at 10m/s. The car is pressing down its horn, producing a frequency of 100hz. The speed of sound is 330 m/s. What frequency does the man hear?
Ok, so we can use the equation:
f_observer=( (v+v_o)/(v-v_s ) ) * f_source
Where v=330, v_o=0 & v_s = 10
Thus f_observer = 103.125
But, if the car was still and the observer moved toward the car at 10m/s we could say:
f_observer=( (v+v_o)/(v-v_s ) ) * f_source
Where v=330, v_o=10, v_s =0
thus f_observer = 103.0303...
103.0303 does not equal 103.125.
Why is there a difference, surely these two things could be the same.
Let me use an example to make this clear. There is a car traveling directly toward a man at 10m/s. The car is pressing down its horn, producing a frequency of 100hz. The speed of sound is 330 m/s. What frequency does the man hear?
Ok, so we can use the equation:
f_observer=( (v+v_o)/(v-v_s ) ) * f_source
Where v=330, v_o=0 & v_s = 10
Thus f_observer = 103.125
But, if the car was still and the observer moved toward the car at 10m/s we could say:
f_observer=( (v+v_o)/(v-v_s ) ) * f_source
Where v=330, v_o=10, v_s =0
thus f_observer = 103.0303...
103.0303 does not equal 103.125.
Why is there a difference, surely these two things could be the same.