Download the app

Questions  

A bus is moving with a velocity of 5 m/s towards a huge wall. the driver sounds a horn of frequency 165 Hz. If the speed of sound in air is 355 m/s, the number of beats heard per second by a passenger on the bus will be 

a
6
b
5
c
3
d
4

detailed solution

Correct option is B

According the concept of sound image n'=v+vBv−vB×n=355+5355−5×165=170 HzNumber of beats =n'− n=170−165=5

Talk to our academic expert!

+91

Are you a Sri Chaitanya student?


Similar Questions

A metal wire of diameter 1.5 mm is held on two knife edges separated by a distance 50 cm the tension in the wire is 100 N the wire vibrating with its fundamental frequency and vibrating tuning fork together produces 5 beats per second. The tension in the wire is then reduced to 81 N, when the two are excited, beats are heard at the same rate. Calculate frequency of the fork.


phone icon
whats app icon