A trumpet player on a moving railroad flatcar moves toward a second trumpet player standing alongside the
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A trumpet player on a moving railroad flatcar moves toward a second trumpet player standing alongside the track while both play a 440 Hz note. The sound waves heard by a stationary observer between the two players have a beat frequency of 4.0beats/s. What is the flatcar's speed?
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