Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 506: 3b

Answer

$200~~$ reflections would occur.

Work Step by Step

We can find the distance that the sound travels in this time: $d = v~t = (343~m/s)(15~s) = 5145~m$ We can find the number of required reflections: $\frac{5145~m}{25.7~m} = 200$ $200~~$ reflections would occur.
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