NEET2014PhysicsWaves and SoundActual
A speeding motorcyclist sees traffic jam ahead of him. He slows down to 36 k m / h o u r . He finds that traffic has eased and a car moving ahead of him at 18 k m / h o u r is honking at a frequency of 1392   H z . If the speed of sound is 343 m / s , the frequency of the honk as heard by him will be:
Options
- A1332 H z
- B1372 H z
- C1412 H z
- D1454 H z
Correct answer
C. 1412 H z
Step-by-step solution
Apparent frequency heard by the observer is given by, f ' = f 0 V - V 0 V - V s Where, f 0 is the original frequency. V is the velocity of sound. V 0 is the velocity of the observer. V s is the velocity of source f ' = 1392 343 - - 10 343 - - 5 = 1412   H z