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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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