Question: It is a cold day at a track meet. Bo is approaching the finish line and hears the cheers of the crowd directly in front

It is a cold day at a track meet. Bo is approaching the finish line and hears the cheers of the crowd directly in front of her arrive at a speed of 337 m/s. The cheers of the crowd behind her arrive at a speed of 327 m/s. 

A. Sketch the runner and the sound waves in the reference frame of the ground and in Bo’s reference frame. 

B. What is the speed of sound at that time? 

C. What is Bo’s speed at the finish line?

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