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Grade 12Algebra

A whistle producing sound waves of frequencies 9500 Hz and above is approaching a stationary person with speed v ms-1. The velocity of sound in air is 300 ms-1. If the person can hear frequencies upto a maximum of 10,000 Hz, the maximum value of v upto which he can hear the whistle is ?

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12 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of SHAIK AASIF AHAMED
12 Years ago
Hello student,
By substituting the given data in the equation we get
fapp=f(300)/(300-v)
So v=15 m/s
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Shaik Aasif
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