Will sound be affected by gravity in this simple problem?

[iJamJL]

Homework Statement

Assume the air temperature is 10.8o C, and the speed of sound in air is 337.8 m/s. Suppose the lab floor is 2.61 m beneath the motion detector. If the detector produces a click, how long would it take before the echo returned?

Homework Equations

s=Vi*t + (.5)*(a)*(t^2)

The Attempt at a Solution

I just wanted to make sure I'm doing this correctly.

When going down:
distance = Vi(t) + (.5)*a(t^2)
2.61*2 (double distance) = 0 + [9.81*(t^2)] / 2
10.44 / 9.81 = t^2
t1 = 1.0316

 

[Pengwuino]

For one, you need to give us a better idea of the problem as a lot of this seems vague.

Two, does that seem at all reasonable? Should sound take a whole second to travel only 2.6 meters?

 

[iJamJL]

Found my mistake. I actually solved the answer correctly the first time (distance = v*t), but I accidentally input my answer incorrectly online. Woops

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