A spelunker drops a stone from rest into a hole. The speed of sound is 343 m/s in air, and the sound of the stone striking the bottom is heard 1.50s after the stone is dropped. How deep is the hole?

how can i use the speed of sound to solve this problem?Please give me some hints!
Thanks a lot!

The time required to hear the impact is the sum of the time for the stone to fall and the time for the sound wave to reach the top of the hole.

If the hole depth is X,

1.50 seconds = sqrt (2X/g) + X/v

where v is the speed of sound and g is the acceleration of gravity.

Solve for X

10.6m

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To solve this problem, you can use the speed of sound to determine the time it takes for the sound to travel back up from the bottom of the hole to the spelunker's ears.

Here's how you can do it:

1. First, find the time it takes for the sound to reach the bottom of the hole. Since the stone is dropped from rest, we can use the formula:
distance = (1/2) * acceleration * time^2
The acceleration is due to gravity, which is approximately 9.8 m/s^2. The distance will be the depth of the hole, which we'll call "d".

2. With the stone's initial velocity as zero, the formula simplifies to:
d = (1/2) * 9.8 * t^2

3. Now, we need to find the time it takes for the sound of the stone striking the bottom to travel back up to the spelunker. This time can be calculated using the speed of sound. We know that sound travels at a speed of 343 m/s in air. The distance traveled by sound will be the same as the depth of the hole, d.

4. Using the formula:
distance = speed * time
Substitute the values:
d = 343 * t

5. Since we are given that it takes 1.50 seconds for the sound to be heard, we can set up the equation:
d = 343 * (1.5 - t) (Note: We subtract t because the sound takes t seconds to travel down and then 1.5 - t seconds to travel back up.)

6. We can now solve for t by substituting the expression for d from step 2 into the equation from step 5:
(1/2) * 9.8 * t^2 = 343 * (1.5 - t)

7. Simplify the equation and solve for t by using algebraic methods such as factoring or quadratic formula.

8. Once you find the value of t, you can substitute it back into the equation for d to find the depth of the hole.

By following these steps, you will be able to use the speed of sound to solve this problem.