Question

a person hears an echo from the top of a tower , 2.2 second after the sound is produced.how far away is the tower from the person? speed of the sound in air is 332m/s? s

Answer 1

730.4 m

Step-by-step explanation:

The sound waves travels with a uniform motion (=constant velocity), therefore we can calculate the distance it travels using the formula:

`d=vt`

where

d is the distance

v is the speed of the sound wave

t is the time taken

In this problem we have:

v = 332 m/s is the speed of sound in air

t = 2.2 s is the time elapsed

Therefore, the distance between the tower and the person is

`d=(332)(2.2)=730.4 m`