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Question
A boy fires a gun and hears the echo 2 seconds later. If he is 480 m away from a wall, calculate the velocity of sound in air.
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Solution
Velocity of sound = `"distance travelled"/"time taken" = (2"d")/"t"`
∴ Velocity of sound = `(2 xx 480)/2` = 480 m/s
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