Question

ACTIVITY #6
The formula to calculate speed is given by: speed=Time
Distance
What would be the speed of sound in following cases?
a) The captain honked the horn of a ship and heard the echo after 20 seconds. There
is cliff 3000 meters away from ship. Calculate the speed of sound.​

Answer 1

Answer:

300 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

time of incoming and outgoing= 20 sec

time of one way=10 sec

distance = 3000 m

Speed = Distance/Time

Speed = 3000m/10s

Speed = 300m/s