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A policeman blows a whistle with a frequency of 500 Hz.A car approaches him with a velocity of `15 ms^(-1)`.Calculate the change in frequency as heard by the driver of the car as he passes the policeman.Speed of sound in air is `300 ms^(-1)`.

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