Beat detected on a moving platform


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The beat detected on a moving platform

Q1: A speaker fixed to a moving platform moves to a wall, emitting a steady sound with a frequency of 250Hz. A person on the platform, right next to the speaker detects the sound waves reflected off the wall, and those emitted by the speaker.

Q2: How fast should the platform move, vp, for the person to detect a beat frequency of 4.00Hz? (Take the speed of sound to be 344m/s)

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