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Question 86
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Bats find insects by sending out pulses of ultrasound and detecting the echoes.

A bat sends out a pulse of ultrasound with a frequency of 40 kHz40\ \text{kHz}40 kHz.

The speed of sound in air is 340 m/s.

a.

Calculate the wavelength of the ultrasound.

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b.

The echo from a moth returns to the bat 0.020 s after the pulse is sent.

Calculate the distance between the bat and the moth.

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c.

Explain why a person standing near the bat cannot hear the pulse.

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