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16. Smart cop

There is a rumor that one policeman in a small town can tell the speed of an approaching car without using any devices – it is simply enough for him to hear the sound of the car. Devise a method of finding the speed of a car by measuring the sound that it emits as it approaches. State the precision with which your method is able to detect the speed of the car if the result is to be obtained at least 30 m before the car passes by?

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Brazil

6.00

China

5.25

Colombia

7.50

6.75

Croatia

7.50

France - UdL - ENS Lyon - UCBL

7.50

Greece

6.00

6.50

7.50

Italy

6.25

7.50

Russia - MIPT

5.25

Russia - Voronezh

7.00

Sweden - Chalmers

8.00

Switzerland

7.25

USA

7.00

6.25

Ukraine

6.50

MEAN

6.75

6.54

6.96