Question

You are hiking in a canyon and you notice an echo. You decide to let out a yell and notice it took 2 seconds before you heard the echo of your yell. How far away is the canyon wall that reflected your yell

Answer 1

d = 343 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

You notice that an echo took 2 seconds before you heard the echo of your yell.

We need to find that how far away is the canyon wall that reflected your yell. It means we need to find the distance.

The distance covered by an object is given by :

d = v × t

v is speed of sound in air, v = 343 m/s

The sound took 1 s to reach the wall and 1 s back to you.

It means that,

d = 343 × 1

d = 343 m

So, canyon will reflect your yell at a distance of 343 m