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The velocity of light emitted by a source S observed by an observer O , who is at rest with respect to S is c . If the observer moves towards S with velocity v , the velocity of light as observed will be

A

c+v

B

c-v

C

c

D

`sqrt(1-(c^(2)//v^(2)))`

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