Inquiry into Physics
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Chapter 6, Problem 3C
Jack and Jill go for a walk along an abandoned railroad track. Jack puts one ear next to a rail, while Jill, 200 m away, taps on the rail with a stone (Figure 6.55). How much sooner does Jack hear the sound through the steel rail than through the air?
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