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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 of the sound heard by the observer is plotted against time , which of the following best represents the resulting curve
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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
But .
When the source has crossed the observer, apparent frequency heard by the observer is
But .option (d) is correct.
But .
When the source has crossed the observer, apparent frequency heard by the observer is
But .option (d) is correct.
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