On a winter night when the air temperature is

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Problem

On a winter night when the air temperature is 0∘C0^{\circ}\text{C}, a student shouts toward a tall building and hears the echo 0.12 s0.12\,\text{s} later. Taking the speed of sound in air at 0∘C0^{\circ}\text{C} to be 332 m s−1332\,\text{m\,s}^{-1}, determine how far the student is from the building.

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