Chapter 17: Problem 38
Expectant parents are thrilled to hear their unborn baby鈥檚 heartbeat, revealed by an ultrasonic motion detector. Suppose the fetus鈥檚 ventricular wall moves in simple harmonic motion with an amplitude of 1.80 mm and a frequency of 115 per minute. (a) Find the maximum linear speed of the heart wall. Suppose the motion detector in contact with the mother鈥檚 abdomen produces sound at 2 000 000.0 Hz, which travels through tissue at 1.50 km/s. (b) Find the maximum frequency at which sound arrives at the wall of the baby鈥檚 heart. (c) Find the maximum frequency at which reflected sound is received by the motion detector. By electronically 鈥渓istening鈥 for echoes at a frequency different from the broadcast frequency, the motion detector can produce beeps of audible sound in synchronization with the fetal heartbeat.
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