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A star is going away from the earth. An observer on the earth will see the wavelength of light coming from the star:

A

(a) `2.5xx10^(6)ms^(-1)`

B

(b) `2xx10^(6)ms^(-1)`

C

(c) `1.5xx10^(6)ms^(-1)`

D

(d) `0.5xx10^(6)ms^(-1)`

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