At what speed is the bat gaining on its prey

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A bat moving at 3.4 m/s is chasing a flying insect. The bat emits a 49 kHz chirp and receives back an echo at 49.44 kHz. At what speed is the bat gaining on its prey? Take the speed of sound in air to be 344 m/s.

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