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How would you calculate the speed of sound in a medium if you knew how far away an object was and how long it took a sound pulse to reach it through that medium?
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How would you calculate the speed of sound in a medium if you knew how far away an object was and how long it took a sound pulse to reach it through that medium?

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Quite simple, take the distance and divide it by the time

Step-by-step explanation:

v=d/t is the simple equation to find the velocity of a certain subject

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