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A car’s horn produces a constant frequency of 350 Hz as it passes by Suzy. What is the best estimate of the frequency Suzy hears after the car passes her?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
330 Hz.

Reason: after the car passes it is receding, so the Doppler effect lowers the frequency. Using f' = f · v/(v + v_s) with v ≈ 343 m/s and a typical car speed v_s ≈ 20 m/s gives f' ≈ 350·343/(343+20) ≈ 330 Hz.