Problem: Suppose an oncoming ambulance moving at 115 km/h emits a steady 785-Hz sound from its siren.What frequency, in Hz, is received by a person watching the oncoming ambulance? The speed of sound on this day is 345 m/s

Let the speed of the sound be v_w

Speed of the source be v_s

The frequency received by the person as the ambulance approaches is expressed as:

$f_{o} = f (\frac{v_{w}}{v_{w} - v_{s}})$

Converting 115 km/h

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Suppose an oncoming ambulance moving at 115 km/h emits a steady 785-Hz sound from its siren.

What frequency, in Hz, is received by a person watching the oncoming ambulance? The speed of sound on this day is 345 m/s

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