A baby whale gets lost from his mother while swimming through a large underwater canyon. Frantically the baby whale yells for his mommy. 1.5 seconds later, the whale hears his yell's ECHO from the canyon wall. How far is it to the canyon wall? The speed of sound in water is 1500 m/s.
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d = V*t = 1500m/s * 1.5/2 = 1125 m.
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