A train approaching a railway plateform with a speed of  $20\,\,m\,s^{-1}$ starts blowing the whistle speed of sound in air is $340\,\,ms^{-1}.$ If frequency of the emitted sound from the whistle is  $640\,\,Hz,$  the frequency of sound as heard by person standing on the platform is .... $Hz$

  • A

    $600$

  • B

    $640$

  • C

    $680$

  • D

    $720$

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