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Perrin
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Hi, I've got a problem that I can't seem to find an explanation to, about the Doppler Effect
An ambulance is going down the road at a speed U meters/second, in the same direction as the wind, which has a speed of W meters/second. The speed of sound in air is c meters/second
Now, I have to choose one of three options:
1) always c>U+W
2) always c<U+W
3) neither (1) nor (2)
At first I thought that the correct answer was (3), because I couldn't think of a reason why there should be a restriction to the speed of sound in air.
The correct answer is (1) though, and I can't understand why.
Can someone please enlighten me?
Thanks for the help.
An ambulance is going down the road at a speed U meters/second, in the same direction as the wind, which has a speed of W meters/second. The speed of sound in air is c meters/second
Now, I have to choose one of three options:
1) always c>U+W
2) always c<U+W
3) neither (1) nor (2)
At first I thought that the correct answer was (3), because I couldn't think of a reason why there should be a restriction to the speed of sound in air.
The correct answer is (1) though, and I can't understand why.
Can someone please enlighten me?
Thanks for the help.