Question

An ambulance is traveling East at 20m/s. The siren emits a fixed frequency of 240Hz. Each of the following cars is traveling down the road as described. Rank the cars according to the frequency the driver will hear. Select 1 for the car which will hear the highest frequency. Remember that if the frequency is the same, select the same rank and skip the next number. I really suggest drawing a picture to help sort this out. Keep in mind the relative speed - How fast does it seem the ambulance is moving towards or away from each driver?

A car driving East at a speed of 20m/s. The car is in front of the ambulance.
A car driving West at a speed of 25m/s. The car is moving towards the ambulance.
A car driving West at a speed of 15m/s. The car has already passed the ambulance.
A car sitting stationary at the side of the road watching the oncoming ambulance.

(Have done this multiple times, not sure what I'm doing wrong)

Answer 1

1==> A car driving West at a speed of 25m/s. The car is moving towards the ambulance.

2==> A car sitting stationary at the side of the road watching the oncoming ambulance.

3==> A car driving East at a speed of 20m/s. The car is in front of the ambulance.

4==> A car driving West at a speed of 15m/s. The car has already passed the ambulance.