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Physics Question on doppler effect

A car P travelling at 20 ms1ms^{–1} sounds its horn at a frequency of 400 Hz. Another car Q is travelling being the first car in the same direction with a velocity 40 ms1ms^{–1} . The frequency heard by the passenger of the car Q is approximately [Take, velocity of sound = 360 ms1ms^{–1} ]

A

485 Hz

B

421 Hz

C

471 Hz

D

514 Hz

Answer

421 Hz

Explanation

Solution

The Correct Option is (B):421 Hz