In order to get going fast, eagles will use a technique called stooping, in which they dive nearly straight down and tuck in their wings to reduce their surface area. While stooping, a 6- kg golden eagle can reach speeds of up to 53 m/s . While golden eagles are not very vocal, they sometimes make a weak, high-pitched sound. Suppose that while traveling at maximum speed, a golden eagle heads directly towards a pigeon while emitting a sound at 1.1 kHz. The emitted sound has a sound intensity level of 30 dB when heard at a distance of 5 m .

Part A: Not So Free Fallin’

Model this stooping golden eagle as an object moving at terminal velocity. The eagle’s drag coefficient is 0.5 and the density of air is 1.2 kg/m 3 . What is the effective cross-sectional area of the eagle’s body while stooping?

Part B: The Doppler Effect

What is the doppler-shifted frequency that the pigeon will hear coming from the eagle?

Part C: Dangerous Decibels?

Consider the moment when the pigeon is 5 m away from the eagle. At the pigeon’s position, what is the intensity (in W/m 2 ) of the sound the eagle makes?

Part D: The Catch

The golden eagle slams into the 250- g pigeon, which is initially moving at 10 m/s in the opposite direction (toward the eagle). The eagle grabs the pigeon in its talons, and they move off together in a perfectly inelastic collision. How fast do they move after the collision?