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Question 115
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A sound pulse is detected by two microphones. A fixed electronic delay is added to each measured time. The table shows the results.

Microphone separation in m\mathrm{m}mMeasured time in ms\mathrm{ms}ms
0.682.5
1.364.5

What is the speed of sound after allowing for the fixed delay?

[1]
A

302 m/s302\ \mathrm{m/s}302 m/s

B

272 m/s272\ \mathrm{m/s}272 m/s

C

340 m/s340\ \mathrm{m/s}340 m/s

D

680 m/s680\ \mathrm{m/s}680 m/s

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