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A student is standing at a distance of 45 m from a wall. He gives a loud clap at the echo is heard 0.3a later. Calculate the speed of sound.

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Answer:

300 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

2d = vt

v = 2d/t

v = 2×90/.3

v=300 m/s

d = distance

t = time

v = velocity/speed of sound

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