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A hiker hears her echo bounce off of a cliff 2.8 seconds after shouting. how far away is the cliff if the speed of sound is 343 m/s?

A hiker hears her echo bounce off of a cliff 2.8 seconds after shouting. how far away is the cliff if the speed of sound is 343 m/s?
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A hiker hears her echo bounce off of a cliff 2.8 seconds after shouting. how far away is the cliff if the speed of sound is 343 m/s?

User Mark Tickner
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We know, speed = distance / time
Here, s = 343 m/s
t = 2.8 s

Substitute their values,
343 = d/2.8
d = 343 * 2.8
d = 960.4 m

In short, Your Answer would be 960.4 meters

Hope this helps!
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