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Question 15

A student has an ultrasound transceiver device that emits short pulses of ultrasound and detects their reflections.

The device measures the time interval, ttt (in microseconds, μs\mu\text{s}μs), between emitting a pulse and detecting the reflected pulse.

Describe how the student can use this device to determine the speed of ultrasound in a long block of granite.

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