A stationary siren emits sound waves of wavelength 0.40 m

PHYSICS · Subjective · A Level · Physics · Waves · Waves

Problem

A stationary siren emits sound waves of wavelength 0.40 m, which travel through the air at a speed of 330 ms−1330 \text{ ms}^{-1} . When a car approaches the siren at a speed of 20 ms−120 \text{ ms}^{-1} , the driver of the car hears sound waves with a wavelength of

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