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JEE Main 2021Waves and Sound Question with Solution

JEE Main 2021 (24 Feb Shift 2)

Question

Two cars are approaching each other at an equal speed of 7.2 km hr-1. When they see each other, both blow horns having a frequency of 676 Hz. The beat frequency heard by each driver will be _______Hz. [Velocity of sound in air is 340 m s-1.

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Show full solutionCorrect answer: 8
Correct answer
8

Step-by-step explanation

Frequency of sound heard by car-1, which comes by reflection from car-2

f1=f0340+2340-2340+2340-2

=f03423382

Frequency of sound coming directly from car-2

f2=f0340+2340-2

  f1-f2=f0342338342338-1=8.098 Hz

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