A source of sound of frequency 500 Hz is moving towards an observer with velocity $30ms^{- 1}$.The speed of sound is $330ms^{- 1}$.The frequency heard by the observer will be

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(d) $v^{'} = \frac{u 	imes v}{u - u_{s}}$
$= \frac{330 	imes 500}{330 - 30} = 550\ Hz$

Q. A source of sound of frequency 500 Hz is moving towards an observer with velocity $30ms^{- 1}$.The speed of sound is $330ms^{- 1}$.The frequency heard by the observer will be

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