NEET2011PhysicsWaves and SoundActual
If man were standing unsymmetrically between parallel cliffs, claps his hands and starts hearing a series of echoes at intervals of 1 ~s . If speed of sound in air is 340 ~m ~s ⁻¹ , the distance between two cliffs would be
Options
- A340 ~m
- B510 ~m
- C170 ~m
- D680 ~m
Correct answer
B. 510 ~m
Step-by-step solution
Let x be distance of person from one cliff and y be distance of person from 2^ nd cliff. Let aligned y>x & x & +x=v t₁=340 1=340 x & =170 ~m y+y & =v t₂=340 2=680 y & =340 ~m . aligned Distance between two cliffs =x+y=170+340=510 ~m