A stone is dropped from the deck of a bridge. The sound of the splash reached the deck 3 secs later. The speed of sound is 342 m/s in still air. Which of the following gives the height of the deck above the water surface?

A stone is dropped from the deck of a bridge. The sound of the splash reached the deck 3 secs later. The speed of sound is 342 m/s in still air. Which of the following gives the height of the deck above the water surface?

Classical Dynamics of Particles and Systems

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Chapter2: Newtonian Mechanics-single Particle

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