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The speed of sound in a steel rail is
PHYSICS · Single correct · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound
Problem
The speed of sound in a steel rail is
5940
m/s
5940\,\text{m/s}
5940
m/s
. How far along the rail will a vibration travel in
0.02
s
0.02\,\text{s}
0.02
s
? (a)
29.7
m
29.7\,\text{m}
29.7
m
(b)
297
m
297\,\text{m}
297
m
(c)
118.8
m
118.8\,\text{m}
118.8
m
(d)
59.4
m
59.4\,\text{m}
59.4
m
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