Question: A wireless transmitting microphone is mounted on a small platform that can roll down an incline, directly away from a loudspeaker that is mounted at

A wireless transmitting microphone is mounted on a small platform that can roll down an incline, directly away from a loudspeaker that is mounted at the top of the incline. The loudspeaker broadcasts a tone that has a fixed frequency of 1.000 × 104 Hz, and the speed of sound is 343 m/s. At a time of 1.5 s following the release of the platform, the microphone detects a frequency of 9939 Hz. At a time of 3.5 s following the release of the platform, the microphone detects a frequency of 9857 Hz. What is the acceleration (assumed constant) of the platform?

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