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You are driving 75 km/h at Your sister follows in the car
behind at 75 km/h When you honk your horn, your sister
hears a frequency
(a) higher than the frequency you hear.
(b) lower than the frequency you hear.
(c) the same as the frequency you hear.
(d) You cannot tell without knowing the horn’s frequency
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