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A car is moving towards a high cliff. The driver sounds a horn of frequency f. The reflected sound heard by the driver has frequency 2f. If v is the velocity of sound, then the velocity of the car, in the same velocity units, will be

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`v//sqrt(2)`
`v//3`
`v//4`
`v//2`

Solution :Initially, the car is the source and at the cliff, one OBSERVES, `F.`.
`therefore f. =(v/(v-v_(s)))f`.
Now, cliff is source, it EMITS frequency `f.` and the obserer is now the driver who observes `f^(..)`.
`therefore f.. = [(v+v_(0))/v].` or `2F[(v+v_(0))/(v-v_(s))]f`
`rArr 2v -2v_(0) =v+v_(0) rArr v=v_(0) + 2v_(0)` [as `v_(s) =v_(0)]`
`rArr v_(0) =v/3`


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