A boy fires a gun and another boy at a distance of 1360 m hears the sound of firing the gun 4 s after its smoke is seen. Find the speed of sound.

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Solution

Given,
Distance = 1360 m,
time = 4 s

We know,
Speed = $\frac{D i s t a n c e}{T i m e}$ = $\frac{1360}{4}$ = 340 m/s

Hence, speed of sound is 340 m/s.

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A boy fires a gun and another boy at a distance of 1360 m hears the sound of firing the gun 4 s after its smoke is seen. Find the speed of sound.

Given, Distance = 1360 m, time = 4 s We know, Speed = DistanceTime = 13604 = 340 m/s Hence, speed of sound is 340 m/s.

Given,
Distance = 1360 m,
time = 4 s

We know,
Speed = $\frac{D i s t a n c e}{T i m e}$ = $\frac{1360}{4}$ = 340 m/s

Hence, speed of sound is 340 m/s.