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A man, standing between two cliffs, claps his hands and starts hearing a series of echoes at intervals of one secon(d)If the speed of sound in air is \(340 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}\), then the distance between the cliffs, is

  1. A \(340 \mathrm{~m}\)
  2. B \(1620 \mathrm{~m}\)
  3. C \(680 \mathrm{~m}\)
  4. D \(1700 \mathrm{~m}\)
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(A) \(340 \mathrm{~m}\)

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Given, time interval between echoes \(=1 \mathrm{~s}\) Speed of sound in air, \(v=340 \mathrm{~ms}^{-1}\) Let the distance between man and cliff be \(x\). Time taken by sound to hit cliff and return \(=\frac{2 x}{v}\)…
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