Doppler Effect of Sound Waves
 

Doppler Effect of Sound Waves problem 21


A car travels at a constant speed along a straight line PQ. A loudspeaker attached to the car emits sound of constant frequency . A stationary observer is at point O.




What does the observer hear as the car moves from P towards Q?


  • a frequency less than that decreases as the car moves from P towards Q


  • a frequency less than that increases as the car moves from P towards Q


  • a frequency more than that decreases as the car moves from P towards Q


  • a frequency more than that increases as the car moves from P towards Q


 

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