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The sound of thunder is heard 3 s after flash of lightning. If the speed of sound is 340 m/s, find the height of the cloud.

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To solve the problem of finding the height of the cloud based on the time delay between seeing lightning and hearing thunder, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the Problem We know that the sound of thunder is heard 3 seconds after the flash of lightning. The speed of sound is given as 340 m/s. We need to find the height of the cloud. ### Step 2: Use the Formula The height of the cloud can be calculated using the formula: \[ ...
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