(a) A soccer player kicks a rock horizontally off a 32 m high cliff into a pool of water. If the player hears the sound of the splash 2.72 s later, what was the initial speed given to the rock (in m/s)? Assume the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s. 24.27 X The time given in the problem can be divided into two intervals: the time for the rock to hit the water and the time for the sound to return to the kicker. m/s (b) What If? If the temperature near the cliff suddenly falls to 0°C, reducing the speed of sound to 331 m/s, what would the initial speed of the rock have to be (in m/s) for the soccer player to hear the sound of the splash 2.72 s after kicking the rock? 23.44 Enter a number. Need Help? Read It m/s Watch It

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(a) A soccer player kicks a rock horizontally off a 32 m high cliff into a pool of water. If the player hears the sound of the splash 2.72 s later, what was the initial speed given to the rock (in m/s)? Assume the speed of sound in air is 343
m/s.
24.27 x
The time given in the problem can be divided into two intervals: the time for the rock to hit the water and the time for the sound to return to the kicker. m/s
(b) What If? If the temperature near the cliff suddenly falls to 0°C, reducing the speed of sound to 331 m/s, what would the initial speed of the rock have to be (in m/s) for the soccer player to hear the sound of the splash 2.72 s after
kicking the rock?
23.44
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Transcribed Image Text:(a) A soccer player kicks a rock horizontally off a 32 m high cliff into a pool of water. If the player hears the sound of the splash 2.72 s later, what was the initial speed given to the rock (in m/s)? Assume the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s. 24.27 x The time given in the problem can be divided into two intervals: the time for the rock to hit the water and the time for the sound to return to the kicker. m/s (b) What If? If the temperature near the cliff suddenly falls to 0°C, reducing the speed of sound to 331 m/s, what would the initial speed of the rock have to be (in m/s) for the soccer player to hear the sound of the splash 2.72 s after kicking the rock? 23.44 Enter a number. Need Help? Read It m/s Watch It
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