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Multiple Choice
As you stand beside the road singing a lovely note, your friend, Lisa, drives toward you at . What frequency does Lisa hear as she listens to you croon?
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Identify the problem as a Doppler effect scenario, where the frequency of a sound changes due to the relative motion between the source and the observer.
Use the Doppler effect formula for sound: \( f' = \frac{f \cdot (v + v_o)}{v - v_s} \), where \( f' \) is the observed frequency, \( f \) is the source frequency, \( v \) is the speed of sound in air (approximately 343 m/s at 20°C), \( v_o \) is the speed of the observer, and \( v_s \) is the speed of the source.
In this problem, the source (you) is stationary, so \( v_s = 0 \), and the observer (Lisa) is moving towards the source at 26 m/s, so \( v_o = 26 \) m/s.
Substitute the known values into the Doppler effect formula: \( f' = \frac{450 \cdot (343 + 26)}{343} \).
Simplify the expression to find the observed frequency \( f' \), which will be the frequency Lisa hears.