On a summer day when the air temperature is

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Problem

On a summer day when the air temperature is 30∘C30^{\circ}\text{C}, estimate the minimum separation required between a singer and the far wall of an open-air theatre for a distinct echo to be heard. (Take the speed of sound in air at 0∘C0^{\circ}\text{C} as 331 m s−1331\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1} and assume it increases by 0.6 m s−10.6\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1} for each degree rise in temperature.)

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