Homework Help: 11th grade

Posted by lisa on Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:31pm.

sound travels at 350 m/s in warm air. "If you hear the echo in 10 seconds, how far away is the reflecting surface?

11th grade - bobpursley, Tuesday, September 28, 2010 at 5:32pm
The sound travels both ways.

2*distance=350*10
11th grade - Kaitlin, Thursday, September 27, 2012 at 8:08pm
1,750 meters, since you're hearing the echo, and the ehco is twice the distance. So, you'd take 350 * 10 / 2 or just 350 * 5.

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