The driver of a car travelling with speed $30$ metres per second towards a hill sounds a horn of frequency $600 Hz$. If the velocity of sound in air is $330$ metres per second, the frequency of the reflected sound as heard by the driver is  .... $Hz$
  • A$720$
  • B$555.5$
  • C$550$
  • D$500$
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