Question: ( 1 3 . 1 . 2 0 ) One time, as I was driving south on Inglewood Ave on an early Sunday morning, an

(13.1.20) One time, as I was driving south on Inglewood Ave on an early Sunday morning, an idiotface jerk passed me traveling in the same direction. I recognized the change in pitch as a
minor third, or approximately a \(16\%\) drop in the frequency. (Hum to yourself the first two notes in the "Star Spangled Banner." That's what it sounded like.)
(a) Assuming that I was not moving, how fast was this jerkhead traveling? Give your answer in units of \(\mathrm{mi}/\mathrm{hr}\).
(b)(Optional) Assuming that my speed was \(20\mathrm{mi}/\mathrm{hr}\), how fast was this jerkhead traveling? (The answers to parts (a) and (b) will not be that different.)
Take the speed of sound to be \(340\mathrm{~m}/\mathrm{s}\).(It was a somewhat cool morning, which lowers the speed of sound.)
( 1 3 . 1 . 2 0 ) One time, as I was driving

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