A shipn sends out ultrasound that returns from the seabed and is detected after 5 seconds. if the speed of ultrasound through seawater is 1600 m/s what is the distance of the seabed from the ship?

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Cecilia Hunter

Physics

1 September, 17:12

A shipn sends out ultrasound that returns from the seabed and is detected after 5 seconds. if the speed of ultrasound through seawater is 1600 m/s what is the distance of the seabed from the ship?

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Munchkin · Answer 1

It would be 4000 meters, since it took 5 seconds and it travels at a rate of 1600 meters per second (1600 meters for every second it travels), you would multiply 1600 by 5 (for the 5 seconds) equaling 8000, which is total distance traveled (from ship to seabed and back to ship). you would then Divide that by two to get the distance between the ship and the seabed (just ship to seabed). or you can put it in one equation and get this (1600*5) / 2=D (D=distance between the ship and the seabed.