Question

The signal sent out by a ship is received back from the sea bed directly below the sea 2sec later. The
speed of sound in sea water in m/s is:​

Answer 1

Answer:

Let, the Depth of sea is x,

Distance traveled by sound wave=2d,

Time is taken by sound to travel both ways=1.6s,

Speed of the sound =

time taken

total distance travelled

=1400m/s=

1.6s

2d

d=1120m