15.2 A stone dropped from the top of a tower of height 300 m splashes into the water of a pond near the base of the tower. When is the splash heard at the top given that the speed of sound in air is 340 m s–1? (g = 9.8 m s–2)
15.2 A stone dropped from the top of a tower of height 300 m splashes into the water of a pond near the base of the tower. When is the splash heard at the top given that the speed of sound in air is 340 m s–1? (g = 9.8 m s–2)
Height of the tower, h = 300 m
Initial velocity of the stone, u = 0
Acceleration, a = g = 9.8 m/
Speed of sound in air, V = 340 m/s
The time taken by the stone (t), to strike the water can be calculated from the relation
s =us + a as
300 = 0 + or t = 7.82 s
Time taken by the sound to reach the top of t
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