Quincey stands on the flatbed car of a moving train playing an A on his flute. The note has a fundamental frequency of 220 Hz. How fast the train should travel so that a stationary observer on the ground hear the first overtone of the flute as the train passes. a. 150 m/s       b. 190 m/s       c. 170 m/s       d. 180 m/s       e. None of the abov

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 Quincey stands on the flatbed car of a moving train playing an A on his flute. The note has a fundamental frequency of 220 Hz. How fast the train should travel so that a stationary observer on the ground hear the first overtone of the flute as the train passes.

a. 150 m/s
 
 
 
b. 190 m/s
 
 
 
c. 170 m/s
 
 
 
d. 180 m/s
 
 
 
e. None of the above
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