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When speed of an object exceeds the velocity of sound, Then it is said to be moving with ______ speed.

A

A)Subsonic Speed

B

B)Supersonic speed

C

C)Ultrasonic Speed

D

D)1 Mach speed

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B

Mach number(m) `=("Object speed")/("speed of sound")`
If ` m lt1` it is subsonic
m=1 transonic
`mgt1` supersonic
`mgt5` hypersonic
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