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The speed of sound in water is 1500 meters per second. How far away from an under-sea rock should a deep-sea diver be so that he can hear his own echo?
As given, the speed of the sound $v=1500\ m$
Let $d$ be the distance between the rock and the diver.
To hear his own echo, the time should not be longer than $0.1\ s$.
So, time $t=0.1\ s$
We know that $distance=speed\times time$
So, $2d=v\times t$ [here we take distance $=2d$, as the sound travels twice for echo]
Or $2d=1500\ m/s\times0.1\ s$
Or $d=\frac{150}{2}$
Or $d=75\ m$
Thus, the diver should be $75\ m$ far from the under sea-rock to hear his echo.
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