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Sound
1. The flash of a gun is seen by a girl 3s before the sound is heard. Calculate
the distance of the gun from the girl (speed of sound in air is 332 ms1).
Given:
Speed of sound in air = v = 332m/s
Time taken for the sound to reach the girl after the flash is seen = t = 3s
Required:
Distance of the gun from the girl = s
Solution:
Let's use the formula for distance:
Distance = Speed × Time
s= v×t
Substitute the values into the formula:
s = 332m/s × 3s
s = 996m
Therefore, the distance of the gun from the girl is 996 meters.
2. A student lives at a distance of 1.5 km from a university. If the speed of
sound in air is 332 ms1, how much time will the sound of university siren
take to reach the student?
Given:
Distance from the University to the student = S = 1.5 km = 1500m
Speed of sound in air = V = 332m/s
Required:
Time taken for the sound of the University siren to reach the student = t
Solution:

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We can use the formula for time:

Distance
Time =
Speed
s
t =
v
Substitute the given values into the formula:
1500m
t=
332m/s
t = 4.5181s
Rounding off to an appropriate number of significant figures:
t = 4.5s
Therefore, the sound of the University siren will take approximately 4.5 seconds
to reach the student who lives 1.5km away from the University.
3. The wavelength of a sitar note in air is 10cm. The velocity of sound in air
is 340m𝒔−𝟏 . Find the frequency of sitar note.
Given:
Wavelength of sitar note = λ = 10cm = 0.10m (since 1 cm = 0.01 meters)
Velocity of sound in air = v = 340m/s
Required:
Frequency of the sitar note = f
Solution:
To find the frequency of the sitar note, we can use:
Velocity of sound
Frequency =
Wavelength of sound
v
f=
λ
Now, substitute the given values into the formula:

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340m/s
f =
0.10m
f = 3400Hz
Therefore, the frequency of the sitar note is 3400Hz (Hertz).
4. A hunter fires at a lion with a gun. The lion is hit and falls down. 10s later,
the hunter hears the sound of the gunfire which is reflected from a hill.
How far is the hill from the hunter? (v = 340m/s)
Given:
Time taken for the reflected sound to reach the hunter = t = 10s
Speed of sound in air = v = 340m/s
Required:
Distance between the hunter and the hill = d
Solution:
We know that the time taken for the sound to reach the hill is half of the total
time (since it has to travel back as well). So, the time taken for the sound to reach
the hill is:
t
Time taken to reach the hill = t =
2
10s
t=
2
t = 5s
Now, we can use the formula for distance:
Distance = Speed × Time
d= v×t
Substitute the given values into the formula:
d = 340m/s × 5s
d = 1700m

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Therefore, the hill is 1700 meters away from the hunter.

5. An echo is heard after 0.8s, when a person fires a cracker from 132.8 m
high building. Calculate the speed of sound?
Given:
Time taken for the echo to be heard = t = 0.8s
Height of the building = h = 132.8m
Required:
Speed of sound = v
Solution:
In the case of echo, the total distance traveled by the sound is twice the height of
the building because it goes up and reflects back to the person.
Total distance traveled by the sound = 2 × height of the building
We also know that
distance
speed =
time
Therefore, the speed of sound is given by:

Total distance traveled by the sound

Speed of sound =
Time taken for the echo
2×h
v =
t
2 × 132.8
v =
0.8
v = 332m/s
Therefore, the speed of sound is approximately 332m/s.

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