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Chapter 12, Problem 12E

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In Olympic competition, a microphone detects the sound of the starters gun and sends it electrically to speakers at every runners starting block. Why?

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In Olympic competition, a microphone detects the sound of the starters gun and sends it electrically to speakers at every runners starting block. Why?

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Solution 12E Step 1: Suppose there are 10 runners for a race standing with 1 m distance between each. Suppose, the starters gun is kept 5 metres apart from the track as explained in figure 1. The sound from the starters gun should travel a maximum distance of 14 metres. Speed of sound in air, v = 340 m/s Th

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