$A$ vibrating tuning fork is moving slowly and uniformly in a horizontal circular path of radius $8 \, m$. The shortest distance of an observer in the same plane from the tuning fork is $9 \, m$. The distance between the tuning fork and the observer at the instant when the apparent frequency becomes maximum is ......... $m$.

$A$ man standing on a platform observes that the frequency of the sound of a whistle emitted by a train drops by $140 \, Hz$. If the velocity of sound in air is $330 \, m/s$ and the speed of the train is $70 \, m/s$,the frequency of the whistle is .......... $Hz$.

The difference between the apparent frequency of a source of sound as perceived by an observer during its approach and recession is $2\%$ of the natural frequency of the source. If the velocity of sound in air is $300 \, m/s$,the velocity of the source is ... $m/s$ (Given that velocity of source < velocity of sound).

$A$ bat flies at a steady speed of $4 \,ms^{-1}$ emitting a sound of $f = 90 \times 10^{3} \,Hz$. It is flying horizontally towards a vertical wall. The frequency of the reflected sound as detected by the bat will be (take velocity of sound in air is $330 \,ms^{-1}$)

When the source of sound moves away from a stationary listener,we obtain $f_{L} < f_{S}$. Why?

An observer is riding on a bicycle and moving towards a hill at $18\,km\,h^{-1}$. He hears a sound from a source at some distance behind him directly as well as after its reflection from the hill. If the original frequency of the sound as emitted by the source is $640\,Hz$ and the velocity of sound in air is $320\,m/s$,the beat frequency between the two sounds heard by the observer will be $...Hz$.