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A train has just complicated a U-curve in a track which is a semicircle. The engine is at the forward end of the semi-circular partof the track while the last carriage is at the rear end of the semicircular track.
The driver blowsa shistle of frequency 200Hz. Velocity of sound is 340m/s. Then the apparent frequency as observed by a passenger in the middle of a train when the speed of the train is 30m/s is
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209Hz
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288Hz
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200Hz
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181Hz
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Solution

The correct option is C 200Hz
The engine and motion of passenger at middle of train are perpendicular
=no change of frequency

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