A train is moving towards a high vertical cliff at

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Problem

A train is moving towards a high vertical cliff at 20 m s−120\,\text{m s}^{-1}. The driver sounds the whistle and hears its echo after 4.0 s4.0\,\text{s}. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m s−1340\,\text{m s}^{-1}, what was the distance between the train and the cliff at the instant the whistle was blown? (a) 680 m680\,\text{m} (b) 720 m720\,\text{m} (c) 640 m640\,\text{m} (d) 740 m740\,\text{m}

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