MHT CET · Physics · Waves and Sound
A train sounding a whistle of frequency 510 Hz approaches a station at \(72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}\). The frequency of the note heard by an observer on the platform as the train (1) approaches the station and then (2) recedes the station are respectively (in hertz) (velocity of sound in air \(=320 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\) )
- A 544,480
- B 480,544
- C 612,544
- D 544,612
Answer & Solution
Correct Answer
(A) 544,480
Step-by-step Solution
Detailed explanation
Given,
Frequency of source \(\left(n_0\right)=510 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
Velocity of source \(=72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}\)
\(=72 \times \frac{5}{18}=20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
Velocity of sound in air \(=320 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
Doppler formula for apparent frequency, when source is approaching a stationary listener,
\(n_1=n_0\left(\frac{v}{v-v_s}\right)\)
\(\therefore \quad \mathrm{n}_1=510 \times\left(\frac{320}{320-20}\right)=544 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
Doppler formula for apparent frequency, when source is moving away from a stationary listener,
\(\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{n}_2=\mathrm{n}_0\left(\frac{\mathrm{v}}{\mathrm{v}+\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{s}}}\right) \\
& \mathrm{n}_2=510 \times\left(\frac{320}{320+20}\right)=480 \mathrm{~Hz}
\end{aligned}\)
Frequency of source \(\left(n_0\right)=510 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
Velocity of source \(=72 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}\)
\(=72 \times \frac{5}{18}=20 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
Velocity of sound in air \(=320 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}\)
Doppler formula for apparent frequency, when source is approaching a stationary listener,
\(n_1=n_0\left(\frac{v}{v-v_s}\right)\)
\(\therefore \quad \mathrm{n}_1=510 \times\left(\frac{320}{320-20}\right)=544 \mathrm{~Hz}\)
Doppler formula for apparent frequency, when source is moving away from a stationary listener,
\(\begin{aligned}
& \mathrm{n}_2=\mathrm{n}_0\left(\frac{\mathrm{v}}{\mathrm{v}+\mathrm{v}_{\mathrm{s}}}\right) \\
& \mathrm{n}_2=510 \times\left(\frac{320}{320+20}\right)=480 \mathrm{~Hz}
\end{aligned}\)
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