Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Speed of sound = 1400 m/s
Total time taken = 0.4 seconds
To find:
The depth of water
Solution:
As it take 0.4 seconds for the burst to reach the seabed and return (both ways), we can deduce that it takes 0.2 seconds to reach the seabed (one way).
This is because the speed of sound is a constant.
Now, to find the depth, we use the equation
Speed = Distance/Time
Here, we know the values of speed (1400 m/s) and time (0.2 seconds). Distance is the depth of the water, which we need to find. Let the distance be x.
Therefore
1400 = x/0.2
x = 1400 * 0.2
x = 280 m
We get the depth as 280 metres.
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