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1. A ship is sailing in dense fog and it could be close to dangerous cliffs. The captain switches on the fog horn. The horn sounds and the echo is heard 4 s later. The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.
a. Calculate the distance between the ship and the cliff.

b. Next time the fog horn sounds it takes 3.5 s for the echo to be heard. State whether the ship is further from, nearer to or at the same distance from the cliff.

Respuesta :

Answer:

a. 1360 m

b. Closer since it takes a shorter amount of time for the fog horn to be heard

Explanation:

a. 340 · 4 = 1360

b. 340 · 3.5 = 1,190