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2 years ago

A ship 1200m off shore fires a gun. how long after the gun is fired will it be heard on the shore?

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ryzh [129]2 years ago

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Answer:

We know that the speed of sound is 343 m/s in air

we are also given the distance of the boat from the shore

From the provided data, we can easily find the time taken by the sound to reach the shore using the second equation of motion

s = ut + 1/2 at²

since the acceleration of sound is 0:

s = ut + 1/2 (0)t²

s = ut (here, u is the speed of sound , s is the distance travelled and t is the time taken)

Replacing the variables in the equation with the values we know

1200 = 343 * t

t = 1200 / 343

t = 3.5 seconds (approx)

Therefore, the sound of the gun will be heard at the shore, 3.5 seconds after being fired

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A ship 1200m off shore fires a gun. how long after the gun is fired will it be heard on the shore?​

A ship 1200m off shore fires a gun. how long after the gun is fired will it be heard on the shore?