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As you stand near a railroad track, a train passes by at a speed of 31.7 m/s while sounding its horn at a frequency of 218 Hz. What frequency do you hear as the train approaches you and what frequency while it recedes?

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Explanation:

Given that,

Frequency of train horn, f = 218 Hz

Speed of train, [tex]v_t = 31.7 m/s[/tex]

The speed of sound, V = 344 m/s (say)

The speed of the observed person, [tex]V_o=0\ m/s[/tex]

(a) When the train approaches you, the Doppler's effect gives the frequency as follows :

[tex]f'=f(\dfrac{V}{V-v_t})\\\\f'=218\times (\dfrac{344}{344-31.7})\\\\f'=240.12\ Hz[/tex]

(b) When the train moves away from you, the Doppler's effect gives the frequency as follows :

[tex]f'=f(\dfrac{V}{V+v_t})\\\\f'=218\times (\dfrac{344}{344+31.7})\\\\f'=199.6\ Hz[/tex]

Hence, this is the required solution.

The frequency do you hear as the train approaches you and what frequency while it recedes is 240.12Hz and 199.6 Hz.

  • The calculation is as follows:

When the train approaches you, the Doppler's effect should be

[tex]= 218 \times 344 \div (344 - 31.7)[/tex]

= 240.12Hz

And,

When the train moves away from you, the Doppler's effect  should be

[tex]= 218 \times 344 \div (344 + 31.7)[/tex]

= 199.6 Hz

Here we assume the speed of sound, V = 344 m/s

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