Calculates the speed of the train

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An alert physics student stands beside the tracks as a train rolls slowly past. He notes that the frequency of the train whistle is 445 Hz when the train is approaching him and 418 Hz when the train is receding from him. Using these frequencies, he calculates the speed of the train. What value does he find?

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