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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6 Nov 2019
A man drops a rock into a well. (a) The man hears the sound of the splash 2.40 s after he releases the rock from rest. The speed of sound in the air (at the ambient temperature) is 336 m/s. How far below 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 error is introduced when the depth of the well is calculated?
A man drops a rock into a well. (a) The man hears the sound of the splash 2.40 s after he releases the rock from rest. The speed of sound in the air (at the ambient temperature) is 336 m/s. How far below 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 error is introduced when the depth of the well is calculated?
Tauseef ShaikhLv10
29 Apr 2019
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