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A submarine A travelling at 18km hr-1 is being chased along the line of its velocity by another submarine B travelling at 27 km hr-1B sends a sonar signal of 500 Hz to detect A and receives a reflected sound of frequency v. The value of v is closed to (Speed of sound in water 1500 s-1 )
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Options:
  • A 504 Hz
  • B 499 Hz
  • C 502 Hz
  • D 507 Hz
Solution:
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The correct answer is: 502 Hz
VA=18km h-1=5 m s-1 ; VB=27 km h-1=7.5m s-1

Frequency received by A, fA=f01500-51500-7.5

Frequency of reflected wave as heard by B.

f'B=fA1500+7.51500+5

=f01500-51500-7.51500+7.51500+5

=50014951492.51507.51505

=501.67Hz502 Hz

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