The temperature of the air is 40 °C. Use v = (331 + 0.6T) m/s, with T in °C, to find the speed of…

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The temperature of the air is $40\ ^\circ\text{C}$ . Use $v = (331 + 0.6T)\ \text{m/s}$ , with $T$ in $^\circ\text{C}$ , to find the speed of sound. How far does sound travel in $2.5\ \text{s}$ at this speed?

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Speed $v = \dfrac{d}{t}$ . Sound travels at about $340\ \text{m/s}$ in air, $1500\ \text{m/s}$ in water and $5100\ \text{m/s}$ in steel. In air, $v \approx (331 + 0.6T)\ \text{m/s}$ with $T$ in $^\circ\text{C}$ .

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