JEE Main202311 Apr 2023Evening ShiftPhysicsWaves and SoundActual
A car P travelling at 20 m s - 1 sounds its horn at a frequency of 400 Hz . Another car Q is travelling behind the first car in the same direction with a velocity 40 m s - 1 . The frequency heard by the passenger of the car Q is approximately [Take, velocity of sound = 360 m s - 1 ]
Options
- A421   Hz
- B471   Hz
- C485   Hz
- D514   Hz
Correct answer
B. 471   Hz
Step-by-step solution
Let velocity of sound in air be v   m   s - 1 . Using Doppler formula, f = f 0 v + v o v - v s = f 0 v + 40 v - 20 = 400 360 + 40 340 ≈ 471   Hz