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At 25°C, sound can travel 100 meters across a football field in 0.29 seconds. Determine the velocity of these sound waves in the direction they travel across the field.

A)
0.0029
m
s


B)
29
m
s


C)
345
m
s


D)
34,500
m
s

User Mike Bynum
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the correct answer my friend would be C

User Mrjoltcola
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Answer: The correct answer is Option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

Velocity is defined as the rate of change of displacement with respect to time. It is a vector quantity because it requires both magnitude and direction. It is expressed in meters/second (m/s).

Mathematically,


\text{Velocity}=(d)/(t)

Where,

d = displacement = 100 meters

t = time taken = 0.29 seconds

Putting the values in above equation, we get:


\text{Velocity}=(100m)/(0.29s)\\\\\text{Velocity}=344.82m/s\approx 345m/s

The sound wave is moving with a velocity os 345 m/s in the direction of the field.

Hence, the correct answer is Option C.

User Nahuel Greco
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