a person fires a gun and hears the echo from a distant cliff after5 sec .find the distance of the cliff if the velocity of sound is 340 m/s

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Say, at t = 0s the gun was fired. The distance between the person and the cliff is d metres.
Speed of sound = 2d/t
â‡’d = [ 340 x 5]/ 2 = 850 m

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a person fires a gun and hears the echo from a distant cliff after5 sec .find the distance of the cliff if the velocity of sound is 340 m/s

Say, at t = 0s the gun was fired. The distance between the person and the cliff is d metres.Speed of sound = 2d/tâ‡’d = [ 340 x 5]/ 2 = 850 m

Say, at t = 0s the gun was fired. The distance between the person and the cliff is d metres.
Speed of sound = 2d/t
â‡’d = [ 340 x 5]/ 2 = 850 m