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A boy on a bicycle approaches a brick wall as he sounds his horn at a frequency 400 Hz. The sound he hears reflected back from the wall is at a frequency 408 Hz. At what is the speed is the boy riding his bicycle toward the wall? Assume the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.
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