(a) When the fire truck is stationary, the distance between successive condensations is one wavelength . (b) When the truck moves with a speed v
s, the wavelength of the sound in front of the truck is shortened to 
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Figure 16.30  (a) When the fire truck is stationary, the distance between successive condensations is one wavelength l. (b) When the truck moves with a speed v s, the wavelength of the sound in front of the truck is shortened to l '.


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