A driver in a car, approaching a vertical wall notices that the frequency of his car horn, has changed from 400 Hz to 400 Hz , when it gets reflected from the wall. If the speed of sound in air is 345 m/s , then the speed of the car is:

Option 1 - <p>24 km/hr</p>
Option 2 - <p>36 km/hr</p>
Option 3 - <p>18 km/hr</p>
Option 4 - <p>54 km/hr</p>
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Correct Option - 4
Detailed Solution:

f? = frequency heard by wall = f_s (v_s/ (v_s - v_c)
f? = frequency heard by driver after reflection from wall


f? = (v_s + v_c)/v_s)f? = (v_s + v_c)/ (v_s - v_c)f?
f? /f? = (v_s - v_c)/ (v_s + v_c)
48/44 = (v_s - v_c)/ (v_s + v_c)
12 (v_s + v_c) = 11 (v_s - v_c)
23v_c = v_s
v_c = v_s/23 = 345/23 = 15 m/s
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