a ships sonar sends messages and receive the echoes from the ocean bottom 2 seconds after the sound is sent down from the ship.how deep is the water beneath the ship?(speed of sound in sea water=1450m/s)
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1450m
Explanation:
Time taken for journey to and fro the bottom of the sea is 2seconds
Time taken to hit bottom of the sea = 2÷2
= 1 second
Speed (as we know it) = Distance ÷ Time
1450 = x ÷ 1second
x = 1450 ÷ 1
∴ x = 1450m
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