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A man fires a gun and hears its echo after 5s. The man then moves 310 m towards the hill and fires his gun again. If he hears the echo after 3 s, calculate the speed of sound. |
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Answer» SOLUTION :Distance (d) = VELOCITY (v) `xx` time (t) Distance TRAVELLED by sound when gun fires FIRST time, `2d=v xx 5 "" ………..(1)` Distance travelled by sound when gun fires second time, `2d-620=v xx 3 ""…………..(2)` Rewriting equation (2) as, `2d=(v xx 3)+620""............(3)` Equating (1) and (3), `5v=3v+620` `2v=620` Velocity of sound, `v=310 m s^(-1)` |
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