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A train (source) approaching a stationery observer, wavelength of the sound is equal to the distance between source and observer, How?
The Doppler Effect: A Train Approaching a Stationary Observer
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Wavelengths of audible sound are a few meters or less. I wouldn't want to be that close to an approaching train! 