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A train is moving on a straight track with speed `20ms^(-1)`. It is blowing its whistle at the frequency of `1000 Hz`. The percentage change in the frequency heard by a person standing near the track as the train passes him is (speed of sound `= 320 ms^(-1)`) close to :

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0.06

B

0.12

C

0.18

D

0.24

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