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A student measures the speed of sound by echo destiny classes hands and then measures the time to hear the echo his distance to the wall is 300 m The time delay between clap an echo is 1.5 seconds. Calculate the speed of sound

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Step-by-step explanation:

∆x=300 m×2

∆t=1.5 s

v=∆x/∆t → v=2×300/1.5 = 400 m/s

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