The time Interval between a lightning flash and the first sound of thunder is $5 s$ . if the speed of sound in air is $330 m / s$ , find the distance of flash from the observer.

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Given: Speed of sound $= 330 m / s$
Time interval between lighting and thunder $= 5 s$
Distance of flash from the observer $=$ speed $\times$ time taken
$= 330 \times 5 = 1650 m$

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The time Interval between a lightning flash and the first sound of thunder is 5s. if the speed of sound in air is 330m/s, find the distance of flash from the observer.

Given: Speed of sound =330m/sTime interval between lighting and thunder =5sDistance of flash from the observer = speed × time taken=330×5=1650m

The time Interval between a lightning flash and the first sound of thunder is $5 s$ . if the speed of sound in air is $330 m / s$ , find the distance of flash from the observer.

Given: Speed of sound $= 330 m / s$
Time interval between lighting and thunder $= 5 s$
Distance of flash from the observer $=$ speed $\times$ time taken
$= 330 \times 5 = 1650 m$