Frequency of the sound heard by the passanger in the car

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The discussion revolves around calculating the frequency of sound emitted by a police car's siren as it approaches a building and the subsequent reflections. The frequency reflected from the building is determined to be 880 Hz, while the frequency of the reflected sound incident on the police car is calculated as 931 Hz. A question arises regarding the frequency of beats detected by the driver, with the calculated value being 51 Hz. Some participants express skepticism about the book's answer, suggesting it may be incorrect. The conversation emphasizes the importance of correctly applying the Doppler effect in sound frequency calculations.
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The police car with its siren emits frequency of 828hz approaching a buliding at 20m/s. . What's the frequency reflected from the buliding ?
the ans is ((340)/(340-20))x 828 = 880hz.
What's the frequncy of the reflected sound incident on the approaching police car?
The ans is ((340+20)/340) x 880 = 931hz.
part iii) find the frequency of beats detected by the driver of the police car?
the ans is 931-880= 51hz

for part iii) why not the frequncy of beats =frequency of the reflected sound incident on the approaching police car(931hz) - frequency of the initial sound source (828hz) = 103hz ?


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I believe your answer is correct and the book answer wrong.
 
I agree with haruspex. The book's answer looks odd.
 
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