A submarine sends a sonar signal, which returns from another ship 3.22 s later. How far away is the other ship?
The speed of sound in sea water is 1560 m/s. The signal must travel there and back so (1/2)*3.22 = the time to travel to the other ship. 1560 x (3.22/2) = ?? meters.
To find the distance, we need to calculate the one-way distance traveled by the sonar signal. Since the signal travels to the ship and back, we divide the total time taken by 2.
Step 1: Calculate the one-way time taken by the sonar signal.
Total Time = 3.22 seconds
One-way Time = Total Time / 2
One-way Time = 3.22 seconds / 2
One-way Time = 1.61 seconds
Step 2: Calculate the distance traveled by the sonar signal.
Speed of sound in water is approximately 1480 meters per second.
Distance = Speed * Time
Distance = 1480 m/s * 1.61 s
Distance = 2381.8 meters
Therefore, the other ship is approximately 2381.8 meters away from the submarine.
To determine the distance to the other ship, we need to use the speed of sound in water. The speed of sound in water is approximately 1,484 meters per second (m/s).
Given that the sonar signal took 3.22 seconds to return, we can calculate the distance using the formula: distance = speed × time.
So, distance = 1,484 m/s × 3.22 s = 4784.48 meters.
Therefore, the other ship is approximately 4784.48 meters away.