$A$ train approaching a railway platform with a speed of $20 \, m \, s^{-1}$ starts blowing the whistle. The speed of sound in air is $340 \, m \, s^{-1}$. If the frequency of the emitted sound from the whistle is $640 \, Hz$,the frequency of sound as heard by a person standing on the platform is .... $Hz$.

  • A
    $600$
  • B
    $640$
  • C
    $680$
  • D
    $720$

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