$A$ bus moving with a uniform speed of $72 \,km/h$ towards a building blows a horn of frequency $1.7 \,kHz$. If the speed of sound in air is $340 \,m/s$, what will be the frequency of the echo heard by the bus driver (in $\,kHz$)?

  • A
    $1.8$
  • B
    $2.0$
  • C
    $1.6$
  • D
    $1.4$

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