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A stone dropped from the top of a tower of height 300 m splashes into the water of a pond near the base of the tower. When is the splash heard at the top? Given that the speed of sound in air is 340 m s1? (g = 9.8 m s2)
Solution:  
Here, h = 300 m, g = 9.8 m s2, v = 340 m s1
if t1= time taken by stone to strike the surface of water in the pond, then from
s=ut+
1
2
a
t2
;
300=0+
1
2
×9.8t12

t1=
300
4.9
=7.82s

Time taken by sound to reach the top of tower t2=
h
v
=
300
340
=0.88s

Total time after which splash of sound is heard =t1+t2 =7.82+0.88=8.70s.
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