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15. From his bedroom, Tucker can hear the distant sound of a train horn as the train travels through the mountains. The horn has a frequency of 800.0Hz as the train rolls along at 20.00 m/s. What frequency does Tucker hear as the train travels away? *
a. 685 Hz
b. 756 Hz
c. 773 Hz
d. 658 Hz
e. None of the above
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