A sonar device on a submarine sends out a signal and receives an echo 5s later.Calculate the speed of sound in water if the distance of the object from the submarine is 3625m.
Asked by | 12th Jan, 2013, 12:52: PM
Expert Answer:
Time taken to hear the echo, t = 5 s
Distance of the object from the submarine, d = 3625 m
Total distance travelled by the sonar waves during the transmission and reception in water = 2d
Velocity of sound in water,
Time taken to hear the echo, t = 5 s
Distance of the object from the submarine, d = 3625 m
Total distance travelled by the sonar waves during the transmission and reception in water = 2d
Velocity of sound in water,
Answered by | 12th Jan, 2013, 07:18: PM
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