Question

you are in a canyon and yell across. it takes 4 seconds for the echo to come back to you. how wide is the canyon

Answer 1

Answer:

686m

Explanation:

Given,

Time of echo = 4 seconds

To find,

Width of Canyon

Solution,

Speed of sound =  343m/s

So, speed of sound * time/2 = width of canyon

So, 343 * 4 / 2 = width of canyon

So, width of canyon = 686m/s

Solution