Frequency of the sound heard by the passanger in the car

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The discussion centers on the Doppler effect as applied to sound frequencies emitted by a police car's siren at 828 Hz while approaching a building at 20 m/s. The frequency reflected from the building is calculated to be 880 Hz using the formula ((340)/(340-20)) x 828. The frequency of the reflected sound incident on the police car is then determined to be 931 Hz using ((340+20)/340) x 880. The frequency of beats detected by the driver is established as 51 Hz, leading to a debate regarding the calculation of beats based on different frequencies.

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Homework Statement


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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