Fundamentals of Physics Extended (10th Edition)

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Chapter 17 - Waves-II - Problems - Page 510: 68

Answer

The speed of sound at the airplane's altitude is $~~1170~km/h$

Work Step by Step

We can find the speed of sound: $sin~\theta = \frac{v}{v_S}$ $v = v_S~sin~\theta$ $v = (1350~km/h)~sin~(60^{\circ})$ $v = 1170~km/h$ The speed of sound at the airplane's altitude is $~~1170~km/h$
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