Waves And Sound Question 4

Question 4 - 25 January - Shift 2

A train blowing a whistle of frequency $320 Hz$ approaches an observer standing on the platform at a speed of $66 m / s$. The frequency observed by the observer will be (given speed of sound $=330 ms^{-1}$ ) $Hz$.

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Answer: (400)

Solution:

Formula: Doppler Effect for Sound

nan

$\because{ }^{N}$

$f _{\text{app }}=f(\frac{v}{v-v_s})$

$=320(\frac{330}{330-66})$

$=400 Hz$