Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321993721
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Chapter 14 - Exercises and Problems - Page 262: 31

Answer

$343.27 \ m/s$

Work Step by Step

We use the equation for the speed of a wave under a given pressure to find: $v = \sqrt{\frac{\gamma P}{\rho}}=\sqrt{\frac{\frac{7}{5}(101,000)}{1.2}}=343.27 \ m/s$
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