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Question 24

A man stands in front of a tall wall and produces a sound. If he receives the echo of the sound two seconds later, calculate his distance from the wall. (The speed of sound in air is 330ms-1)

  • A.600m
  • B.400m
  • C.330m
  • D.328m
  • E.165m
Objective

Question details

Exam body
WAEC
Subject
Physics
Year
1993
Question no.
#24
Type
Objective
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