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A submarine (A) travelling at 18 km/hr is being chased along the line of its velocity by another submarine (B) travelling at 27 km/hr. B sends a sonar signal of 500 HZ to detect A and receives a reflected sound of frequency v. The value of v is close to (Speed of sound in water =1500 m/s

A
507 Hz
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502 Hz
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504 Hz
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D
499 Hz
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Solution

The correct option is B 502 Hz
Formula used: f=v+v0vv0f0
Given,
f0=500 Hz
vA=18 km/hr
vB=27 km/hr
Speed of sound in water =1500 m/s
Frequency received by A,
f1=(1500515007.5)f0
and frequency received by B again,
v=(1500+7.51500+5)×(1500515007.5)f0
v=502 HZ

Final answer: (b)

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