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20. A fire truck is moving at 45 m/s, and a car in front of the truck is moving in the same direction at 14 m/s. If a 438-Hz siren blares from the truck, what frequency is heard by the driver of the car at v = 343 m/s? No need to include the unit. Write your answer in whole numbers.
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