Question
The frequency of the sound of a car horn as received by an observer towards whom the car is moving differs from the frequency of the horn by 2.5%. If the speed of sound in air is
320 ms–1, the speed of the car is
Solution
Correct option is
7.8 ms–1
Here, we have
…(i)
Using this in (i) we have
Which gives us ≃ 7.8 ms–1.
SIMILAR QUESTIONS
Q1
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Q2
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Q7
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Q8
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Q9
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Q10
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