The time taken by the ultrasonic waves to go from the ship to the bottom of the sea and then back to the ship is t s. Then, the time taken by the ultrasonic waves to go from the ship to the bottom of the sea is :
The time taken by the ultrasonic waves to go from the ship to the bottom of the sea is half that taken for the wave to go out from the ship and to return. So, required time is t2 s.