A boat is traveling in a river with a speed along the stream flowing with a speed

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Problem

A boat is traveling in a river with a speed 10 m/s10 \text{ m/s} along the stream flowing with a speed 2 m/s2 \text{ m/s} . From this boat, a sound transmitter is lowered into the river through a rigid support. The wavelength of the sound emitted from the transmitter inside the water is 14.45 mm14.45 \text{ mm} . Assume that attenuation of sound in water and air is negligible. (Temperature of the air and water = 20∘C20^\circ\text{C} ; Density of river water = 103 kg/m310^3 \text{ kg/m}^3 ; Bulk modulus of the water = 2.088×109 Pa2.088 \times 10^9 \text{ Pa} ; Gas constant R=8.31 J/mol-KR = 8.31 \text{ J/mol-K} ; Mean molecular mass of air = 28.8×10−3 kg/mol28.8 \times 10^{-3} \text{ kg/mol} ; Cp/CvC_p/C_v for air = 1.4) (a) What will be the frequency detected by a receiver kept inside the river downstream? (b) The transmitter and the receiver are now pulled up into air. The air is blowing with a speed 5 m/s5 \text{ m/s} in the direction opposite the river stream. Determine the frequency of the sound detected by the receiver.

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