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An observer on a railway platform noticed that when a train passed through the station, at a speed of `72 kg h^(-1)`, the frequency of the whistle appeared to drop by 500 Hz. Calculate the actual frequency of the note produced by the whistle. Velocity of sound in air `= 340 ms^(-1)`.

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