A student stands away from the left wall of a long

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A student stands 60 m60\,\text{m} away from the left wall of a long, empty corridor whose right wall is parallel to the left one. He claps loudly and hears two distinct echoes: the first after 0.35 s0.35\,\text{s} and the second after 0.85 s0.85\,\text{s}. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s340\,\text{m/s}, what is the separation between the two walls? (a) 170 m170\,\text{m} (b) 205 m205\,\text{m} (c) 145 m145\,\text{m} (d) 290 m290\,\text{m}

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