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    Two trains move towards each other with the same speed. The speed of sound is 340 m/sec. If the height of the tone of the whistle of one of them heard on the other changes 9/8 times, then the speed of each train should be

    A)  2000 m/sec

    B)  200 m/sec

    C)  20 m/sec  

    D)  2 m/sec

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

                    \[N'=\frac{v-{{v}_{0}}}{v-{{v}_{s}}}N\] Given,   \[N'=\frac{9}{8}N\]                 \[v'=340\,\,m/s\]                       \[\xrightarrow{\begin{smallmatrix}  sound \\  \,\,\,\,(V) \end{smallmatrix}}\] \[\xrightarrow[\begin{smallmatrix}  Source\,\,train \\  \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,({{V}_{S}}) \end{smallmatrix}]{}\]                   \[\xleftarrow[\begin{smallmatrix}  Observer\,\,Train \\  \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,({{V}_{O}}) \end{smallmatrix}]{}\] Let speed of each of the trains be\[v'\] \[\therefore \]  \[\frac{9}{8}N=\frac{340-(-v')}{340-v'}N\] (Replacing \[{{v}_{0}}\] by \[-v'\] for the observer train, as it moves in a direction opposite to that of sound) \[\Rightarrow \]               \[\frac{9}{8}=\frac{340+v'}{340-v'}\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[9(340-v')=8(340+v')\] \[\Rightarrow \]               \[v'=20\,\,m/s\]


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