Explain why a student standing in front of a large

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Problem

Explain why a student standing 8 m8\,\text{m} in front of a large, flat wall is unable to hear a separate echo of her hand clap, even on a quiet day. Take the speed of sound in air as 340 m/s340\,\text{m/s}.

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