Read the following statements and choose the correct option: Assertion (A): An observer on the ground hears a sonic boom only after a supersonic aircraft has passed over them. Reason (R): The sonic boom is caused by a conical shock wave formed when the aircraft travels faster than the speed of sound, and this shock wave continuously trails behind the aircraft as it moves.

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