Ben B.

asked • 01/29/13

Physics problem dealing with echolocation and a doppler type effect - Please help ASAP

Bats use echolocation to determine their distance from objects they cannot easily see in the dark. The time between the emission of a high-frequency sound pulse (a click) and the detection of its echo is used to determine such distances. A bat, flying at a constant speed of 19.3 m/s in a straight line toward a vertical cave wall, makes a single clicking noise and hears the echo 0.12 s later. Assuming that she continued flying at her original speed, how close was she to the wall when she received the echo? (assume the speed of sound is 343 m/s)

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Kevin S. answered • 01/30/13

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