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JEE Mains · Physics · STD 11 - Waves and sound
  • JEE Mains 2019
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A person standing on an open ground hears the sound of a jet aeroplane, coming from north at an angle \(60^o\) with ground level. But he finds the aeroplane right vertically above his position. If \(\upsilon \) is the speed of sound, speed of the plane is

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(D) \(\frac{\upsilon }{2}\)

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\(\mathrm{V}_{\mathrm{P}} \rightarrow\) Speed of plane

\(\vee \rightarrow\) Speed of sound

\(\vee \cos 60^{\circ}=V_{P}\)

\(V_{P}=\frac{V}{2}\)

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