NTA Abhyas JEE Main2020PhysicsWaves and SoundPractice
A source and an observer are situated on two perpendicular tracks as shown in the figure. The observer is at rest and the source is moving with a speed of 50 m s - 1 . The source emits a sound wave of frequency 75 Hz , which travel in the medium with a velocity of 200 m s - 1 . The frequency of the sound heard by the observer when the source crosses the origin is
Options
- A70   Hz
- B80 Hz
- C75   Hz
- D85   Hz
Correct answer
B. 80 Hz
Step-by-step solution
At the time of emission, if the source and observer line is making an angle θ with the line of motion of source, then f app = f o v v – v s cosθ x = v s t and x = lcosθ [As this sound is heard by observer when source is at O ] ∴ cosθ = v s v and f app = f o v 2 v 2 – v s 2 Putting the values, f app = 80 Hz