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A ship which is stationary is at a distance of 2800 m from the seabed.The ship sends an ultrasound signal to the seabed and its echo is heard after 4 s. Find the speed of sound in sea water,

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Here,t=4s,d=2800 m,v=?
The speed of sound `v=(2d0)/(t)=(2xxx2800)/(4)`
=1400 `ms^(-1)`
The speed of sound in sea water is `1400 ms^(-1)`
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