SOLUTION: A stone was dropped over the edge of a cliff, and 8 seconds later, its sound of striking the ground was heard. How high is the cliff, if the velocity of sound is 1120 feet per seco
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Question 353828: A stone was dropped over the edge of a cliff, and 8 seconds later, its sound of striking the ground was heard. How high is the cliff, if the velocity of sound is 1120 feet per second?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
sec x ft/sec = 8960 ft
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