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Chapter 12, Problem 89TAD(choose chapter or problem)
QUESTION:
A rule of thumb for estimating the distance in kilometers between an observer and a lightning stroke is to divide the number of seconds in the interval between the flash and the sound by 3. Is this rule correct? Discuss the reason for its correctness or incorrectness.
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QUESTION:
A rule of thumb for estimating the distance in kilometers between an observer and a lightning stroke is to divide the number of seconds in the interval between the flash and the sound by 3. Is this rule correct? Discuss the reason for its correctness or incorrectness.
ANSWER:Step 1 of 2
This rule is correct since we know the speed of the sound is approximately in air which is roughly of a kilometer in a second.