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A railway engine whistling at a constant frequency moves with a constant speed. It goes past a stationary observer standing beside the railway track. The frequency (n)of the sound heard by the observer is plotted against time (t), which of the following best represents the resulting curve
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Options:
  • A
  • B
  • C
  • D
Solution:
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The correct answer is:
It is known that Doppler's effect depends on velocity not on distance. When the source is approaching the stationary observer, the apparent frequency heard by the observer is

n=v×nv-vs=constant

But n>n.

When the source has crossed the observer, apparent frequency heard by the observer is

n=v×nv+vs=another constant

But n<n.option (d) is correct.

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