The frequency of a car horn encountered

Question:

The frequency of a car horn encountered a change from $400 \mathrm{~Hz}$ to $500 \mathrm{~Hz}$. When the car approaches a vertical wall. If the speed of sound is $330 \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$. Then the speed of car is_________ $\mathrm{km} / \mathrm{h}$.

Solution:

Wall as an observer

Frequency received by wall

$\mathrm{f}_{1}=\mathrm{f}_{0}\left(\frac{\mathrm{C}}{\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{V}}\right)$

Again wall as a source

Frequency received by observer on car

$f_{2}=f_{1}\left(\frac{C+V}{C}\right)$

$f_{2}=f_{0}\left(\frac{C+V}{C-V}\right)$

$500=400\left(\frac{\mathrm{C}+\mathrm{V}}{\mathrm{C}-\mathrm{V}}\right)$

$\frac{5}{4}=\frac{C+V}{C-V}$

$C=9 V$

$\mathrm{V}=\frac{\mathrm{C}}{9}=\frac{330}{9} \mathrm{~m} / \mathrm{s}$

$\mathrm{V}=\frac{330}{9} \times \frac{18}{5}=132 \mathrm{~km} / \mathrm{hr}$

 

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