Q.

The engine of a train moving with speed 10 ms-1 towards a platform sounds a whistle at frequency 400 Hz. The frequency heard by a passenger inside the train is (neglect air speed.Speed of sound in air 330 ms-1) .

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a

200 Hz

b

400 Hz

c

388 Hz

d

412 Hz

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The relative velocity of a passenger with respect to source of sound (engine of train) is 0. So there will be no Doppler's effect. So frequency heard is 400 Hz.

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