At what speed is the ambulance traveling

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Solve the all parts of given problem:

Problem: You are walking along a small country road one foggy morning and come to an intersection. While you are crossing, you hear an ambulance siren. As a paramedic, you know that the siren sounds at a frequency of 5.87 kHz. But, as an amateur musician with perfect pitch, you can tell that the frequency you are hearing is actually 5.47 kHz.

Part A: Is the ambulance moving toward or away from you?

Part B: At what speed is the ambulance traveling?

Please give me an explanation for above problem.

Reference no: EM13701342

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