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A locomotive approaching a crossing at a speed of 80 mi/h sounds a whistle of frequency 400 Hz when 1 mi from the crossing. There is no wind, and the speed of sound in air is 0.200mi/s. What frequency is heard by an observer 0.60 mi from the crossing on the straight road which crosses the railroad at right angles?

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