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A large church has part of the organ in the front of the church and part in the back. A person walking rapidly down the aisle while both segments are playing at once reports that the two segments sound out of tune. Why?

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The person will perceive the 2 sources as being out of tune with one another due to the doppler effect.

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The person is approaching the sound source in the front and will perceive a higher frequency than what is emitted.At the same time, the person is walking away from the sound source in the back and will perceive a lower frequency than what is emitted. This is known as Doppler Effect.
Thus, If both sources are emitting the same frequency, the person will perceive the 2 sources as being out of tune with one another.

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