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5. Priya clapped her hand near a cliff and heard the echo after 2 s. If the speed of
sound be 330m/s, the distance of the cliff from Priya is
a. 165 m.
b. 330 m.
c. 660 m.
d. 1320 m
SUBJECTIVE (BOARD)
1. Why do we hear more clearly in a room with curtains than in a room without
curtains? Explain in brief?
2. Why Ceiling of good conference halls and concert halls are curved?
NUMERICALS (BOARD)
1. An echo is returned in 6 seconds. What is the distance of reflecting surface from
source? [Given that speed of sound is 342 m/s]
2. A man standing in front of a mountain beats a drum at regular intervals. The
drumming rate is gradually increased and he finds that echo is not heard distinctly
when the rate becomes 40 per minute. If the velocity of sound is 360 m/sec, then find
the distance of the mountain from the man? (HOTS)
3. A man stands at a distance of 25 m from a high wall. He hears the echo off the
high wall, produced by a clap of his hands. If the velocity of sound is 330 m/s, then
find the time interval between his original clap and hearing of echo?
4. An observer standing in front of a vertical wall claps 10 times in one second. He
adjusts his distance from the wall in such a way that the sound of his clapping coincides
with the echo. This happens when his distance from the wall is 17.5 m. Find the velocity
of sound as found by him?
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