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what velocity would a space craft need to be travelling at?

What velocity would a spacecraft need to be travelling for it radio tunes to 92.4Mhz to pick up 94.6Mhz?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It is called "blueshift"

    For small velocities, the formula is

    λ.observ/λ.actual = 1 + v/c

    94.6/92.4 -1 = v/c

    v = .0238c

    If you want, you can plug in the relativistic formula contained in the "source" below. But, given this speed, it won't make any difference.

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  • arslan
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Velocity= (Observed wavelength/rest wavelength-1) x c

    velocity= (94.6/92.4-1) x 300,000

    velocity= 7,142.85 km/s or 2.38% of the speed of light.

  • 1 decade ago

    It would be square root of the following expression hf/m.

    Where ,

    h plancks constant

    f frequency

    m mass of space craft.

    Work it out.

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