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A boy fires a gun and another boy at a distance hears the sound of fire 2.5 s after seeing the flash. If speed of sound in air is 340 m s-1 , find the distance between the boys.
Sound Waves Propagation
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Answer
Given,
Time (t)= 2.5 s
Speed of sound (V) = 340 m s-1
Distance (d) = ?
V =
Substituting the values, we get,
Therefore, the distance between the boys = 850 m.
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