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A bat flying at 5.50 m/s is chasing an insect flying in the same direction. The bat emits a 40.1-kHz chirp and receives back an echo at 40.6 kHz. (Take the speed of sound in air to be v = 343 m/s.) (a) What is the speed of the insect? (b) Will the bat be able to catch the insect? Explain.

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Description: a bat flying at 550 ms is chasing an insect flying in the same direction the bat emits a 401 khz chirp and receives back an echo at 406 khz take the speed of sound in air to be v 343 ms a wh 72774

          A bat flying at 5.50 m/s is chasing an insect flying in the same direction. The bat emits a 40.1-kHz chirp and receives back an echo at 40.6 kHz. (Take the speed of sound in air to be v = 343 m/s.)

(a) What is the speed of the insect?
(b) Will the bat be able to catch the insect? Explain.

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University Physics with Modern Physics

Hugh D. Young 14th Edition

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02/25/2022

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6 = 40.1 \times \frac{343}{343 - 5.5} \] \[ 40.6 = 40.1 \times \frac{343}{337.5} \] \[ 40.6 = 40.1 \times 1.016 \] \[ 40.6 = 40.686 \] \[ V_O = 1.615 \, m/s \] Show more…

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A bat flying at 5.50 m/s is chasing an insect flying in the same direction. The bat emits a 40.1-kHz chirp and receives back an echo at 40.6 kHz. (Take the speed of sound in air to be v = 343 m/s.) (a) What is the speed of the insect? (b) Will the bat be able to catch the insect? Explain.