The pitch of the whistle of an engine appears to drop by $20 \%$ of its original value when it passes a stationary observer. If the speed of sound in air is $350 \ m/s$,then the speed of the engine in $m/s$ is:

  • A
    $1050$
  • B
    $175$
  • C
    $520.5$
  • D
    $87.5$

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