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Posted by Adam on Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 9:17pm.

A person shouts in a canyon. 3 s later they hear the echo. How far away is the canyon wall from which the sound wave was reflected?

how do i do this problem?

phsycs - bobpursley, Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 9:29pm
distance=velocity*time
2*canyonwidth=speedsound*time

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phsycs - Adam, Thursday, July 19, 2012 at 9:32pm
2cw=340*3/2=510m but the answer given is 514.5m?
phsycs - Elena, Friday, July 20, 2012 at 2:50am
Sound waves move through air at sea level at a velocity of 343 m/s at 20ºC.
x=343•3/2=514.5 m

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