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An ambulance with a siren emitting a whine at 1600 Hz overtaken and passes a cyclist pedaling a bike at 2.44 m/s. After being passed, the cyclist hears a frequency of 1590 Hz. How fast is the ambulance moving?

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The given frequencies appear to be too
close together; and the answer is negative. Please check.

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