Physics 5054 · O Level · Sound

Sound — practice question

A man is located between two tall buildings, P and Q. He is $50\,\text{m}$ from P and $200\,\text{m}$ from Q. He sounds a horn. The first echo he hears comes from building P, and then $1.0\,\text{s}$ later he hears the first echo from building Q. What speed of sound is obtained from this information?

  • A$250\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • B$300\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • C$330\,\text{m s}^{-1}$
  • D$500\,\text{m s}^{-1}$

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