4. An emergency vehicle is traveling at 45 m/s approaching a car heading in the same direction at a speed of 24 m/s. The emergency vehicle driver has a siren sounding at 650 Hz. At what frequency does the driver of the car hear the siren? (Assume the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.)

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4. An emergency vehicle is traveling at 45 m/s approaching a car heading in the same direction at a speed of 24 m/s. The emergency vehicle driver has a siren sounding at 650 Hz. At what frequency does the driver of the car hear the siren? (Assume the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.)

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