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A siren placed at a railway platform is emitting sound of frequency 5 kHz. A passenger sitting in a moving train A records a frequency of 5.5 kHz, while the train approaches the siren. During his return journey in a different train B he records a frequency of 6.0 kHz while approaching the same siren. The ratio of the velocity of train B to that of train A is.

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Solution and Explanation

Using the formula $f'=f \bigg(\frac{v+v_0}{v}\bigg)$
we get, $\hspace23mm 5.5=5 \bigg(\frac{v+v_A}{v}\bigg)\hspace20mm$...(i)
and $\hspace25mm 6.0=5 \bigg(\frac{v+v_B}{v}\bigg)\hspace25mm$...(ii)
Here, $\hspace10mm v = $ speed of sound
$\hspace20mm v_A = $ speed of train A
$\hspace20mm v_B = $ speed of train B
Solving Eqs. (i) and (ii), we get $\frac{v_B}{v_A}=2$
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