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What is Doppler effect? Find an expression for the apparent frequency heard when the source is in motion and the listener is at rest. What is the limitation of Doppler effect?

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  • In Dopplers effect, when a source moves towards a stationary observer, the apparent increase in frequency is due to

    A
    increase in wave length of sound received by observer
    B
    decrease in wave length of sound received by observer
    C
    increase in number of waves received by observer in one second
    D
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