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A police car travels towards a stationary observer at a speed of 15m/s. the siren on the car emits a sound of frequency 250Hz. Calculate the observer frequency. the speed of sound is 340m/s​
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A police car travels towards a stationary observer at a speed of 15m/s. the siren on the car emits a sound of frequency 250Hz. Calculate the observer frequency. the speed of sound is 340m/s​

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Observer Frequency = sound frequency x ( speed of sound / speed of sound - speed of car)

= 250 x (340/( 340-15))

= 261.54 Hz

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