A naval boat is positioned above a point where earlier charts show the sea floor to…

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Problem

A naval boat is positioned above a point where earlier charts show the sea floor to be 450 m450\,\text{m} below the surface. The boat moves horizontally at a steady 10 m/s10\,\text{m/s}. Answer the following: (i) How long after emitting a sound pulse should the boat’s SONAR expect to receive the echo? (Take the speed of sound in sea water as 1500 m/s1500\,\text{m/s}.) (ii) How far horizontally will the boat have travelled during this interval?

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