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JEE Advanced2023Paper 2PHY-IV
Q.

PARAGRAPH-I

and are two identical sound sources of frequency Hz. The source is located at and moves anti-clockwise with a uniform speed ms on a circular path around , as shown in the figure. There are three points , and on this path such that and are diametrically opposite while is equidistant from them. A sound detector is placed at point . The source can move along direction .

[Given: The speed of sound in air is ms]

Q2. Consider both sources emitting sound. When is at and approaches the detector with a speed ms, the beat frequency measured by the detector is _______ Hz.

Solution

Take m s and Hz throughout.

Sound from at . At (top of the circle), the tangential velocity is horizontal and perpendicular to the line (which is vertical). The component of 's velocity along is zero, so there is no Doppler shift from . The detector receives

.

Sound from approaching . moves toward the observer with speed m s, so

.

Beat frequency:

.

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