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An ambulance traveling eastbound at 146.0 km/h with sirens blaring at a frequency
of 650 Hz passes a car traveling also in the eastbound direction at 59.0 km/h. What is
the frequency observed by the car driver after the ambulance passes him?
(Assume the speed of sound is 343 m/s.)
a. 772 Hz
b. 702 Hz
c. 609 Hz
d. 553 Hz
e. None of above is within 2 Hz of the correct answer
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