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Han stands at the rim of the Grand Canyon and yodels down to the bottom. He hears the yodel echo back from the canyon 5.20 seconds later. If sound travels at 340 m/s in air, how deep is the canyon at this location? [Hint: The answer is not equal to 1768 meters]

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Answer:

884 meters

Step-by-step explanation:

h=(340 m/s) x (5.2 s)=1,768

1,768/2=884 meters!

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