Two police cars have identical sirens that produce sound of frequency of 570 Hz. A stationary listener is standing between two cars

One car is parked and the other is approaching the listener and both have their sirens on. The listener measures 9.0 beats per second. Find the speed of the approaching police car. The speed of sound is 340 m/s.


5.3 m/s

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