Finding temperature using sound waves

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To find the temperature of a room using sound waves, the speed of sound in air can be calculated based on the time taken for echoes. In this scenario, two rocks are struck together 150 times over 92 seconds, with the rocks positioned 100 meters from a wall. The relevant equations involve the speed of sound, which is approximately 331.3 m/s at 0°C and increases by about 0.6 m/s for each degree Celsius rise in temperature. By determining the total distance traveled by the sound waves and the time taken, the temperature can be derived using the relationship between sound speed and temperature. Accurate resources for this information include physics textbooks or online databases that detail the speed of sound in relation to temperature.
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hey
i need to know how to find the temperature of a room using the speed of the sound waves.
if two rocks are hit together and then each strike is in time with the echo (rocks are 100m away from wall), and the time to make 150 strikes is 92 seconds, what is the air temperature?
thanks
 
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Bubba sean said:
hey
i need to know how to find the temperature of a room using the speed of the sound waves.
if two rocks are hit together and then each strike is in time with the echo (rocks are 100m away from wall), and the time to make 150 strikes is 92 seconds, what is the air temperature?
thanks

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