$A$ police car with a siren of frequency $8 \ kHz$ is moving with uniform velocity $36 \ km/h$ towards a tall building which reflects the sound waves. The speed of sound in air is $320 \ m/s$. The frequency of the siren heard by the car driver is (in $kHz$)

  • A
    $8.50$
  • B
    $8.25$
  • C
    $7.75$
  • D
    $7.50$

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