College Physics: A Strategic Approach (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780321879721
Author: Randall D. Knight (Professor Emeritus), Brian Jones, Stuart Field
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 15, Problem 5P
In an early test of sound propagation through the ocean, an underwater explosion of 1 pound of dynamite in the Bahamas was detected 3200 km away on the coast of Africa. How much time elapsed between the explosion and the detection?
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