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

Doppler effect for sound waves — practice question

A loudspeaker producing a steady frequency of $2000\,\text{Hz}$ is moved in a horizontal circle at a speed of $15.0\,\text{m s}^{-1}$. A stationary observer, positioned level with the loudspeaker and far away from it, hears sound whose frequency changes. The greatest frequency heard is $2097\,\text{Hz}$. Determine the speed of sound in air.

  • A$294\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$309\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$324\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$330\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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