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Two trains move towards each other with the same speed. Speed of sound is `340ms^(-1)`. Frequency of tone of the whistle of one when heard by the other changes 9/8 times, then the speed of each trains is

A

`10ms^(-1)`

B

`40ms^(-1)`

C

`20ms^(-1)`

D

`15ms^(-1)`

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