SOLUTION: a gun is fired from a distance of 1.2 km from a hill . The echo of the sound is heard back at the same place after 8 seconds find the velocity of sound??

Question 636394: a gun is fired from a distance of 1.2 km from a hill . The echo of the sound is heard back at the same place after 8 seconds find the velocity of sound??

Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a gun is fired from a distance of 1.2 km from a hill .
The echo of the sound is heard back at the same place after 8 seconds
find the velocity of sound??
:
change 1.2 km to 1200 meters, round trip will be 2400 meters
= 300 m/sec is the speed of sound

RELATED QUESTIONS
Guns are fired from a city at a interval of 21 minutes from a particular place.A man... (answered by ankor@dixie-net.com)

The shell fired from the base of the hill follows the parabolic path y=-(x^2/4)+8x with... (answered by stanbon)

A.) A bullet is fired from a gun perfectly horizontal towards the center of a target 200... (answered by jorel1380)

Person in A(8,0) and B(8,10) hear the sound of explosion right at the same time. While... (answered by Theo)

Sound travels through air at 330 meters per second. How long will it take a bath cry to... (answered by Boreal)

The speed of sound is approximately 760 mph in air. If a gun is fired mile away, how long (answered by Alan3354)

A boat is floating at rest in dense fog near a large cliff. The captain sounds a horn at... (answered by ikleyn)

The speed of sound is approximately 760 mph in air. If a gun is fired 5/8 mile away, how... (answered by robertb)

The speed of sound is approximately 760 mph in air. If a gun is fired 2/3 miles away, how (answered by josmiceli)