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A person riding a car moving at `72 km h^-1` sounds a whistle emitting a wave of frequency 1250 Hz. What frequency will be heard by another person standing on the road (a) in front of the car (b) behind the car ? Speed of sound in air `= 340 m s^-1` .

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