Question

A man ‘X’ fires a gun. Another man ‘Y’ standing between ‘X’ & a ship hears the sound twice 1^st after 2s & another 5s after the 1^st sound. If ‘X’ & ‘Y’ are 660m apart then calculate i) velocity of sound in air ii) distance between man ‘X’ & the ship.

• A. i) 340 ms^-1 and ii) 825 m
• B. i) 330 ms^-1 and ii) 825 m
• C. i) 330 ms^-1 and ii) 1485 m
• D. i) 340 ms^-1 and ii) 1485 m
• E. i) 3 x 10⁸ ms^-1 and ii) 825 m

Answer 1

The correct option is C

i) 330 ms^-1 and ii) 1485 m