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Transcribed Image Text:An ambulance with a siren emitting a whine at 1660 Hz overtakes and passes a cyclist pedaling a bike at 2.57 m/s. After being passed, the cyclist hears a frequency of 1651
Hz. How fast is the ambulance moving? (Take the speed of sound in air to be 343 m/s.)
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the tolerance is +/-2%
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