For dry air at ,

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Problem

For dry air at

0^{\circ}\text{C}

\gamma = 1.4

. The ratio

v_{\text{Laplace}}/v_{\text{Newton}}

of the speeds calculated using Laplace’s and Newton’s formulas respectively is closest to (a)

1.40

(b)

1.18

(c)

1.12

(d)

1.00