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A boy fires a toy pistol while standing in front of a tall building and hears the…
PHYSICS · Subjective · CBSE · Physics · Sound · Sound
Problem
A boy fires a toy pistol while standing in front of a tall building and hears the echo after 3.2\,s. If the speed of sound in air is
340
m/s
340\,\text{m/s}
340
m/s
, calculate the distance between the boy and the building.
Related theory
Sound Reflection Phenomena
Waves
Reflection of sound
Sound
Echo
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