A student fires a starting pistol while standing directly facing a cliff and hears…

PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound

Problem

A student fires a starting pistol while standing directly facing a cliff and hears the echo

1.2\,\text{s}

later. If the speed of sound in air is

340\,\text{m/s}

, calculate the distance of the cliff from the student.