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प्रश्न

The change in frequency due to Doppler effect does not depend on

पर्याय

  • the speed of the source

  • the speed of the observer

  • the frequency of the source

  • separation between the source and the observer.

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उत्तर

separation between the source and the observer \[v_0  = \left( \frac{v \pm u_0}{v \pm u_s} \right) v_s\]

It is clear from the equation that the change in frequency due to Doppler effect depends only on the relative motion and not on the distance between the source and the observer.

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पाठ 16: Sound Waves - MCQ [पृष्ठ ३५२]

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एचसी वर्मा Concepts of Physics Vol. 1 [English] Class 11 and 12
पाठ 16 Sound Waves
MCQ | Q 15 | पृष्ठ ३५२

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