A man drops a rock into a well.
(a) The man hears the sound of the splash 2.40s after he releasesthe rock from rest. The speed of sound in air (at the ambienttemperature) is 336 m/s. How far below the top of the well is thesurface of the water?
(b) What if the travel time for the sound is ignored, whatpercentage error is introduced when the depth of the well iscalculated?
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a man drops a rock into a well. A. the man hears the sound of thesplash 2.40 seconds after he releases the rock from rest. the speedof sound in air (at the ambient temperature) is 336m/s. How farbelow the top of the well is the surface of the water? B. What if?if the travel time for the sound is ignored, what percentage erroris introduced when the depth of the well is calculated?
a man drops a rock into a well. A. the man hears the sound of thesplash 2.40 seconds after he releases the rock from rest. the speedof sound in air (at the ambient temperature) is 336m/s. How farbelow the top of the well is the surface of the water? B. What if?if the travel time for the sound is ignored, what percentage erroris introduced when the depth of the well is calculated?
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