QUESTION 6Lawrence of Arabia begins to sing while traveling through the desert by camel. As the result of a distant mesareflecting sound, he hears the echo of his voice 4.0 s later. How far away is the mesa? (Assume that the speed ofsound in air in the desert where he is located is 355 m/s.)a. 900 mb. 355 mO c. 500 md. 710 me. 400 m

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University Physics Volume 1

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Author:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Publisher:William Moebs, Samuel J. Ling, Jeff Sanny

Chapter17: Sound

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 33P: A sound wave is modeled with the wave function P=1.20Pasin(kx6.28104s1t) and the sound wave travels...

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