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A racing car moving towards a cliff, sounds its horn. The driver observes that the sound reflected from the cliff has a pitch one octave higher than the actual sound of the horn. If `v` is the velocity of sound, then the velocity of the car is

A

`v//sqrt(2)`

B

`v//2`

C

`v//3`

D

`v//4`

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