The speed of sound through the ground is about 6.0 km/s while the speed of sound in air is 343 m/s. A very powerful explosion occurs some distance away and you feel the ground vibrate 60 seconds before you hear the sound of the explosion. How far away is the explosion?

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Answer:

21828 m

Explanation:

[tex]v_{ground}[/tex] = speed of sound through ground = 6 km/s = 6000 m/s

[tex]v_{air}[/tex] = speed of sound through air = 343 m/s

t = time taken for the vibrations to arrive

t' = time taken for sound to arrive = t + 60

d = distance of the point of explosion

time taken for the vibrations to arrive is given as

[tex]t = \frac{d}{v_{ground}}[/tex]                            eq-1

time taken for the sound to arrive is given as

[tex]t' = \frac{d}{v_{air}}[/tex]

[tex]t + 60 = \frac{d}{v_{air}}[/tex]

using eq-1

[tex]\frac{d}{v_{ground}} + 60 = \frac{d}{v_{air}}[/tex]

[tex]\frac{d}{6000} + 60 = \frac{d}{343}[/tex]

d = 21828 m