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A SONAR system fixed in a submarine operator at a frequency 40.0 kHz40.0\ \mathrm{kHz}. An enemy submarine moves towards the SONAR with a speed of 360 km h−1360\ \mathrm{km\,h^{-1}}. What is the frequency of sound reflected by the submarine? Take the speed of sound in water to be 1450 m s−11450\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}.
Solution:  
Here, υ=40.0 kHz\upsilon = 40.0\ \mathrm{kHz} ;
Speed of sound wave in water,
v=1,450 m s−1v = 1, 450\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}
The frequency of the waves from SONAR system will undergo a change in the following two steps :
(i) Frequency of waves from SONAR system as received by the enemysubmarine moving towards the system :
Here, v0=360 km h−1=360×1,00060×60v_{0} = 360\ \mathrm{km\,h^{-1}} = \frac{360 \times 1,000}{60 \times 60} =100 m s−1= 100\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}}
Now, υ′=v+v0vυ\upsilon' = \frac{v+v_{0}}{v} \upsilon =1,450+1001,450×40.0=42.76 kHz= \frac{1,450+100}{1,450} \times 40.0 = 42.76\ \mathrm{kHz}
(ii) Frequency of waves from the enemy’s submarine asreceived by SONAR system :
The enemy submarine will reflect the waves of frequency υ′′=42.756 kHz\upsilon'' = 42.756\ \mathrm{kHz} and will thus act as a source of waves moving with a speed; vs=100 m s−1v_s = 100\ \mathrm{m\,s^{-1}} toward the SONAR system (listener). If υ′′\upsilon'' is the apparent frequency as received by SONAR system, then
υ′′=vv−vsυ′\upsilon'' = \frac{v}{v-v_{s}} \upsilon' =1,4501,450−100×42.76=45.93 kHz= \frac{1,450}{1,450-100} \times 42.76 = 45.93\ \mathrm{kHz}
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