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A single earthquake produces both longitudinal seismic waves known as P waves and transverse waves known as S waves. Assume the average speed of an S wave through the earth's mantle is 5.4 km/s and the average speed of the P wave is 9.3 km/s. After an earthquake, a seismograph finds that the P wave arrives 1.5 min before the S wave. How far is the epicenter from the detector?

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Physics: Principles with Applications
7th Edition, 2013
Giancoli
ISBN: 9780321625922

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