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JJBladester
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Homework Statement
Imagine that the source is to the right of the listener, so that the positive reference direction (from the listener to the source) is in the [itex]+\hat{x}[/itex] direction. If the listener is stationary, what value does [itex]f_L[/itex] approach as the source's speed approaches the speed of sound moving to the right?
Homework Equations
[tex]f_L=f_s\left ( \frac{v+v_L}{v+v_s} \right )[/tex]
Where [itex]v[/itex] is the speed of the sound in the medium,
[itex]v_L[/itex] is the velocity of the listener, and
[itex]v_s[/itex] is the velocity of the source.
The Attempt at a Solution
I'm assuming that the speed of sound, being so large can be seen as [itex]v_s[/itex] approaching infinity.
I think the way to solve this problem is to take the following limit:
[tex]\lim_{v_s \to \infty }f_s\left ( \frac{v+v_L}{v+v_s} \right )[/tex]
The answer given is that [itex]f_L[/itex] approaches [itex]\frac{1}{2}f_s[/itex].
I'm not sure how to evaluate the limit to get the answer.