$A$ train approaching a railway platform with a speed of $20 \ ms^{-1}$ starts blowing the whistle. The speed of sound in air is $340 \ ms^{-1}$. If the frequency of the emitted sound from the whistle is $640 \ Hz$, the frequency of sound to a person standing on the platform will appear to be: (in $Hz$)
- A$600$
- B$640$
- C$680$
- D$720$
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