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One engine moves with a speed 10 m/s towards a cliff (high hill). It blows a whistle with frequency 660 Hz. Find the frequency of an echo (from cliff), heard by driver of this engine. Speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.

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`f _(1)=700 Hz`
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