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A submarine emits a sonar pulse, which returns from an underwater cliff in 1.02s.If the speed of sound in salt water is 1531 m/s , how far away is the cliff ? |
Answer» speed of sound in SALT WATER, `v=1531m//s` Distance of the CLIFF from the submarine `=` speed of Sound `xx` Time taken. Distance of the cliff from the submarine `=1.02xx1531=1561.62m` Distance travelled by the sonarpulse during its TRANSMISSION and reception in water `=2xx` Actual distance `=` 2d, Actual distance d `=` Distance of the cliff from the submarine /2 `=1561//2=780.31m` |
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