NEET Solved Paper 2016 Question 4

Question: A siren emitting a sound of frequency 800 Hz moves away from an observer towards a cliff at a speed of $ 15m{s^{-1}} $ . Then, the frequency of sound that the observer hears in the echo reflected from the cliff is: (Take velocity of sound in air $ =330m{s^{-1}} $ )

Options:

A) 765 Hz

B) 800 Hz

C) 838 Hz

D) 885 Hz

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Answer:

Correct Answer: C

Solution:

  • $ n’=\frac{v}{v-v _{s}}n _0 $ $ n’=\frac{330}{330-15}(800)=\frac{330\times 800}{315}=383Hz $


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