
Falling Sound
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A boy drops a stone down a well and hears the splash from the bottom after three seconds. Given that sound travels at a constant speed of $300 m/s$ and the acceleration of the stone due to gravity is $10 m/s^2$, how deep is the well?
Problem ID: 346 (21 Sep 2008) Difficulty: 3 Star
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