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(a) A fire truck with the 500 Hz siren on approaches an observer at 50 m/s,...

(a) A fire truck with the 500 Hz siren on approaches an observer at 50 m/s, who is at rest. What frequency would observer detect? (b) A fire truck with the 500 Hz siren on is at rest. An observer approaches the fire truck with the speed of 50 m/s. What frequency would the observer detect? (The speed of sound is 343 m/s.)

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