Question

A spelunker drops a stone from rest into a hole. The speed of sound is 343m/s in air, and the sound of the stone striking the bottom is heard 1.46s after the stone is dropped. How deep is the hole? What is it in meters

Answer 1

time=time down + time up
time=sqrt(2h/g)+ h/vsound

solve for time Use the quadratic equation.

Answer 2

Solve the equation
t1 + t2 =
(stone's time required to fall) + (time to hear the splash) = 1.46 s

(1/2) g t1^2 = H
t1 = sqrt (2H/g)
a H = t2 (a is the sound speed, 343 m/s)
t2 = H/a

You will have to set it up as a quadratic equation in H, the depth of the well.

Answer 3

10.24

Answer 4

a stone is dropped into a well . The sound of the splash is heard 30s after the stone is dropped . What is the depth of the well? Note that the speed of sound in air is 343m / s.