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A man standing 300m away from the wall sounds a whistle. The echo from the wall reaches ...

A man standing 300m away from the wall sounds a whistle. The echo from the wall reaches him 1.8sec. later, calculate the velocity of sound in air
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  • A 540.0ms-1
  • B 333.3ms-1
  • C 270.0ms-1
  • D 166.7ms-1
  • E 83.3ms-1
Correct Answer: Option B
Explanation:
V = \(\frac{2x}{t} = \frac{2 \times 300}{1.8}\)
= 333.33ms-1

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