A sonar device on a submarine sends out a signal and receives an echo 5s later. What is the speed of sound in water if the distance of the object from the submarine is 3000 m?
A sonar device on a submarine sends out a signal and receives an echo 5s later. What is the speed of sound in water if the distance of the object from the submarine is 3000 m? Correct Answer 1200 m/s
Time is taken between transmission and reception of signal = 5 sec
The distance of the object from the submarine = 3000 m
Distance traveled by the ultrasound = 3000 × 2
= 6000 m
Speed of sound in water = Distance traveled/Time taken
= 6000/5
= 1200 m/sec