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Date May 2017 Marks available 1 Reference code 17M.1.HL.TZ2.29
Level Higher level Paper Paper 1 Time zone Time zone 2
Command term Question number 29 Adapted from N/A

Question

A train travelling in a straight line emits a sound of constant frequency f. An observer at rest very close to the path of the train detects a sound of continuously decreasing frequency. The train is

A. approaching the observer at constant speed.

B. approaching the observer at increasing speed.

C. moving away from the observer at constant speed.

D. moving away from the observer at increasing speed.

Markscheme

D

Examiners report

[N/A]

Syllabus sections

Additional higher level (AHL) » Topic 9: Wave phenomena » 9.5 – Doppler effect
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