Question:

A boy is standing between two parallel cliffs and fires a gun. If he hears first and second echoes after 1.2 sec and 3.6 sec respectively, the distance between the cliffs is (Take velocity of sound = 340 m/s)

Options :

  • (a) 1190 m
  • (b) 816 m
  • (c) 595 m
  • (d) 850 m

Answer :

(b) 816 m

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