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ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10PhysicsSound3 Marks
Question
A pendulum has a frequency of 5 vibrations per second. An observer starts the pendulum and fires a gun simultaneously. He hears echo from the cliff after 8 vibrations of the pendulum. If the velocity of sound in air is 340 m s-1, find the distance between the cliff and the observer.
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Answer

5 vibrations by pendulum in 1 sec
So 8 vibrations in 8/5 seconds = 1.6 sec
Velocity = 2 × D/ time
340 = 2 × D/ 1.6
D = 340 × 1.6 / 2 = 272 m

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