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A person stands in front of a vertical cliff and shouts
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound
Problem
A person stands
170
m
170\,\text{m}
170
m
in front of a vertical cliff and shouts. Taking the speed of sound in air as
340
m/s
340\,\text{m/s}
340
m/s
, determine the time after the shout at which the echo is heard.
Related theory
Sound Reflection Phenomena
Waves
Reflection of sound
Sound
Echo
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