you watch a distance farmer driving a stake into the ground with a sludge hammerhe hits the stake at a regular rate of one stroke per second you hear the sound of the blows exactly synchronized with the blows you see and then you hear one more blow after you see him stop hammering how far away is the farmer
2006-09-14 16:37:56 · 4 answers · asked by John L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
Depends on the temperature. At 30 degrees celsius, sound travels at 350 meters/second, so the distance is 350 meters.
2006-09-14 16:49:58 · answer #1 · answered by banjuja58 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
What is the type of ground he is hitting on and plese be more precise on the air temperature, on normal conditions it should be 30 metres.
2006-09-14 23:44:41 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
depends on the temperature
but at room temp about 331.5metres
2006-09-15 08:00:35 · answer #3 · answered by chaits89 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(speed of sound in air) * 1 sec ~ 334 m.
2006-09-14 23:45:54 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋