An echo returned in 3 s. What is the distance of the reflecting surface from the source, given that the speed of sound is 342 m s-1?


The time taken by sound to travel from the source to the reflecting surface will be half of this time =

= 1.5 seconds


We know that,


Speed =


342 =


Distance = 342 × 1.5


= 513 m


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