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A boy standing some distance from the foot of a tall cliff claps his hands and hears an echo 0.5s later. If the speed of sound is 340ms\(^{-1}\), how far is he from the cliff?

A

680m

B

170m

C

34m

D

85m

correct option: d

V = \(\frac{2d}{t}\) 
v = 340ms\(^{-1}\)
t = 0.5s
d= ?

d = \(\frac{2d}{2} = \frac{340 \times 0.5}{2}\) = 85m

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