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Sound waves were sent down from a ship and they returned after 2 seconds. If the speed of sound in water is `1.5 km s^(-1) ` then, the depth of the sea (in km) is _____.

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To find the depth of the sea based on the information provided, we can follow these steps: ### Step 1: Understand the problem We need to determine the depth of the sea (D) based on the time taken for sound waves to travel to the seabed and back to the ship. ### Step 2: Identify the total time taken The sound waves took a total of 2 seconds to travel to the seabed and back to the ship. ...
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