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Question : 20 of 27
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A train, standing at the outer signal of a railway station blows a whistle of frequency 400 Hz in still air.
(i) What is the frequency of the whistle for a platform observer when the train
(a) approaches the platform with a speed of 10 m s−110\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}.
(b)recedes from the platform with a speed of 10 m s−110\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}?
(ii) What is the speed of sound in each case? The speed of sound in still air can be taken as 340  m s−1\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}.
Solution:  
Here, frequency of source of sound,
υ=400\upsilon = 400 Hz; v=340 m s−1v = 340\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}} = speed of sound
Speed of source =vs=10 m s−1= v_s = 10\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}
(i) (a) When the train approaches the platform, the apparent frequency as heard by the observer on the platformwill be
υ′=vv−vsυ=340340−10×400\upsilon' = \frac{v}{v-v_{s}} \upsilon = \frac{340}{340-10} \times 400
=340330×400=412.1 Hz= \frac{340}{330} \times 400 = 412.1\ \mathrm{Hz}
(b) When the train recedes from the platform, the apparent frequency as heard by the observer is given by according to the formula :
υ′=vv+vsυ=340340+10×400\upsilon' = \frac{v}{v+v_{s}} \upsilon = \frac{340}{340+10} \times 400
=340350×400=388.6 Hz=389 Hz= \frac{340}{350} \times 400 = 388.6\ \mathrm{Hz} = 389\ \mathrm{Hz}
(ii) The speed of sound in each case remains same i.e. 340 m s−1340\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}.
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