A subsea cable is known to lie at a depth of

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A subsea cable is known to lie at a depth of 720 m720\,\text{m}. A vessel directly above it sends a sound pulse and records the echo after 0.96 s0.96\,\text{s}. Find the speed of sound in the seawater at that location. (a) 750 m/s750\,\text{m/s} (b) 1500 m/s1500\,\text{m/s} (c) 1380 m/s1380\,\text{m/s} (d) 3000 m/s3000\,\text{m/s}

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