A source of sound of frequency $450$ cycles/sec is moving towards a stationary observer with $34\, m/sec$ speed. If the speed of sound is $340\, m/sec,$ then the apparent frequency will be ..... $cycles/sec$
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(b) $n' = n\,\left( {\frac{v}{{v - {v_0}}}} \right) = 450\,\left( {\frac{{340}}{{340 - 34}}} \right) = 500$ $cycles/\sec $
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