An observer moves towards a stationary source of sound,with a velocity one-fifth of the velocity of sound. What is the percentage increase in the apparent frequency?

  • A
    Zero
  • B
    $0.5 \%$
  • C
    $5 \%$
  • D
    $20 \%$

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$(A)$ If the wind blows from the observer to the source,$f_2 > f_1$.
$(B)$ If the wind blows from the source to the observer,$f_2 > f_1$.
$(C)$ If the wind blows from the observer to the source,$f_2 < f_1$.
$(D)$ If the wind blows from the source to the observer,$f_2 < f_1$.

$A$ source with frequency $f$ and an observer are moving towards each other with a velocity of $V/10$. The frequency heard by the observer will be ............ $f$. (The velocity of sound in air is $V \, m/s$.)

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$A$ train,standing in a station-yard,blows a whistle of frequency $400\; Hz$ in still air. The wind starts blowing in the direction from the yard to the station with a speed of $10\; m s^{-1}$. What are the frequency,wavelength,and speed of sound for an observer standing on the station's platform? Is the situation exactly identical to the case when the air is still and the observer runs towards the yard at a speed of $10\; m s^{-1}$? The speed of sound in still air can be taken as $340\; m s^{-1}$.

When a train is approaching a stationary observer,the apparent frequency of the whistle of the train is $n_1$,and when the train is moving away from the observer,the apparent frequency is $n_2$. The frequency of the whistle noticed by the observer when he moves with the train is . . . . . . .

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