On the same path, the source and observer are moving in such a way that the distance between these two…

On the same path, the source and observer are moving in such a way that the distance between these two increases with the time. The speeds of source and observer are same and equal to $10\text{ ms}^{-1}$ with respect to the ground while no wind is blowing. The apparent frequency received by observer is $1950\text{ Hz}$, then the original frequency must be (Take, the speed of sound in present medium is $340\text{ ms}^{-1}$) [AIIMS 2015]
  1. $2068\text{ Hz}$
  2. $2100\text{ Hz}$
  3. $1903\text{ Hz}$
  4. $602\text{ Hz}$

Solution

Let the original frequency be $f$, then apparent frequency, $f' = \frac{v - u_o}{v + u_s} \times f$ where, $u_o = \text{speed of observer}$, $u_s = \text{speed of source}$ and $v = \text{speed of sound wave}$. $\Rightarrow 1950 = \frac{340 - 10}{340 + 10} f$ $\Rightarrow \text{Frequency}, f = \frac{35}{33} \times 1950 = 2068.18\text{ Hz} \approx 2068\text{ Hz}$

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