Post Utme Covenant University 2019 Physics Question 35

Practice objective / multiple choice question 35 from the 2019 Post Utme Covenant University Physics examination.

Post Utme Covenant University 2019 Physics Objective / Multiple Choice
Question 35 POST_UTME_COVENANT_UNIVERSITY • 2019 • PHYSICS • objective

A sound wave with a frequency of $f$ is emitted by a source moving at a speed of $v$ in the positive $x$-direction. If the speed of sound in the medium is $c$, what is the Doppler shift in the frequency of the sound wave as observed by an observer at rest?

Answer Options

A. f left\( \frac{v}{c-v} \right \)
Correct Answer B. f left\( \frac{c+v}{c-v} \right \)
C. f left\( \frac{c-v}{c+v} \right \)
D. f left\( \frac{c}{c-v} \right \)
Correct Answer
B
Correct Option:
f left\( \frac{c+v}{c-v} \right \)

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This is Post Utme Covenant University 2019 Physics Question 35. It is one of the objective questions from the 2019 Post Utme Covenant University Physics examination.

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