ou are climbing in the High Sierra when you suddenly find yourself at the edge of a fog-shrouded cliff. To find the height of this cliff, you drop a rock from the top; 8.40 s later you hear the sound of the rock hitting the ground at the foot of the cliff. Part A If you ignore air resistance, how high is the cliff if the speed of sound is 330 m/sm/s? Express your answer with the appropriate units.

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You are climbing in the High Sierra when you suddenly find yourself at the edge of a fog-shrouded cliff. To find the height of this cliff, you drop a rock from the top; 8.40 s later you hear the sound of the rock hitting the ground at the foot of the cliff. Part A If you ignore air resistance, how high is the cliff if the speed of sound is 330 m/sm/s? Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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