Doppler Effect
A train sounding a whistle of frequency 510 Hz approaches a station at . 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 )
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Answer: (a)
- km/h m/s.
- Approaching: Hz
- Receding: Hz
- So the answer is (a) .