Question

A rock is dropped from a sea cliff and the sound of it striking the ocean is heard 6.4 s later. If the speed of sound is 340 m/s, how high is the cliff?

Answer 1

\[s=\frac{ d }{ t }\] where s is speed, d is distance, and t is time. you are trying to solve for distance for this question and you are given speed and time.

Answer 2

that did not work

Answer 3

What distance unit does the problem want the solution? feet, yds, or meters?

Answer 4

meters @radar

Answer 5

d=st
d=(340)(6.4)

Answer 6

The d=st should work, what do you get for the distance?