Physics

Physics

Problem

In a rectangular hall a student stands 15 m15\,\text{m} from the left wall. He claps once and hears the first echo from that wall after 0.09 s0.09\,\text{s}. A second echo, reflected from the right wall, reaches him 0.06 s0.06\,\text{s} later. If the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s340\,\text{m/s}, determine the width of the hall.

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