A fire engine moving at a speed of 34.0 m/s and blows the siren with a frequency290 Hz. A truck is moving in a direction opposite to the fire engine with a speed of14.0 m/s. Calculate the frequency that the truck driver hears while the fire engineapproach(a) 335 Hz(b) 309 Hz(с) 253 Hz(d) 275 Hz

Given thatSpeed of listener VL=14.0m/sSpeed of the source Vs=34.0m/sVelocity of the sound in air V=…

Answered: A fire engine moving at a speed of 34.0…

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