Physics 9702 · AS & A Level · Doppler effect for sound waves

Doppler effect for sound waves — practice question

In one of the earliest experiments used to show the Doppler effect, a train was packed with trumpeters, each of whom played a note of frequency $440\,\text{Hz}$. When the train moved directly towards a stationary observer, the change in the observed frequency of the note was $22\,\text{Hz}$. The speed of sound was $340\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. At which speed was the train moving?

  • A$15.4\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$16.2\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$17.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$17.9\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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