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A car approaches you at a constant speed, sounding its horn, and you hear a frequency...

A car approaches you at a constant speed, sounding its horn, and you hear a frequency of 40 Hz. After the car goes by, you hear a frequency of 60 Hz. What is the frequency of the sound emitted by the horn? The speed of sound in the air is 343 ms-1.

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