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A sound wave travels at 340 meters per second. Determine how far from the source the wave has traveled after the 0.50 second.
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A sound wave travels at 340 meters per second. Determine how far from the source the wave has traveled after the 0.50 second.

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The distance (d) traveled by the wave is the product of the sound wave speed (s) and the time (t) it traveled.
d = s x t
Substituting the known values,
d = (340 m/s) x (0.5 s) = 170 m
Therefore, the distance it traveled is 170 m.
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