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A man fires a rifle in front of a cliff and hears the echo after 3s. Calculate the distance of man from the cliff, if velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s.

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A man fires a rifle in front of a cliff and hears the echo after 3s. Calculate the distance of man from the cliff, if velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s.

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Solution

To calculate the distance of the man from the cliff, we can use the formula:

Distance = (Velocity of Sound × Time) / 2

Given that the velocity of sound in air is 340 m/s and the time it takes for the echo to reach the man is 3 seconds, we can substitute these values into the formula:

Distance = (340 m/s × 3 s) / 2

Simplifying the equation, we get:

Distance = 510 m / 2

Distance = 255 m

Therefore, the man is approximately 255 meters away from the cliff.

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