The source producing sound and an observer are both moving along the direction of propagation of sound waves. If the respective velocities of sound,source,and an observer are $v$,$v_s$,and $v_o$,then the apparent frequency heard by the observer will be ($n =$ frequency of sound).

  • A
    $\frac{n(v + v_o)}{v - v_o}$
  • B
    $\frac{n(v - v_o)}{v - v_s}$
  • C
    $\frac{n(v - v_o)}{v + v_s}$
  • D
    $\frac{n(v + v_o)}{v + v_s}$

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