If a Rocket Is Traveling Toward a Mountain at 1/2

question 44

True/False

If a rocket is traveling toward a mountain at 1/2 the speed of sound,the sound waves from this rocket's engine approach the mountain at 1 1/2 times the speed of sound.

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