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A ship travelling towards a cliff receives the echo of its whistle receives the echo of its whistle after 3.5 seconds. If the speed of sound in air under the prevailing conditions is 250ms\(^{-1}\), how much closer is the ship to the cliff? 

A

10m

B

A. 350m

C

175m

D

125m

correct option: d

Difference in time = 1 sec

Echo time = 1 \(\div\) 2 = 0.5 sec

Difference of cliff from ship = 0.5 x 250

= 125m

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