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Two trains A and B are moving with speeds 20 m/s and 30 m/s, respectively in the same direction on the same straight track, with B ahead of A. The engines are at the front ends. The engine of train A blows a long whistle.
Assume that the sound of the whistle is composed of components varying in frequency from f1=800 Hz to f2=1120 Hz, as shown in the figure. The spread in the frequency (highest frequency - lowest frequency) is thus 320 Hz. The speed of sound in still air is 340 m/s.Question:
The speed of sound of the whistle is
Two trains A and B are moving with speeds 20 m/s and 30 m/s, respectively in the same direction on the same straight track, with B ahead of A. The engines are at the front ends. The engine of train A blows a long whistle.
Assume that the sound of the whistle is composed of components varying in frequency from f1=800 Hz to f2=1120 Hz, as shown in the figure. The spread in the frequency (highest frequency - lowest frequency) is thus 320 Hz. The speed of sound in still air is 340 m/s.Question:
The speed of sound of the whistle is
Solution:
vSA=340+20=360 m/s vSB=340−30=310 m/s
Therefore, correct option is (b).
Therefore, correct option is (b).
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