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A stone is dropped into a lake from a tower 500 metre high. The sound of the splash will be heard by the man approximately after :

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10 seconds
14 seconds
21 seconds
11.5 seconds.

Solution :t = `sqrt((2H)/(g) ) + (H)/(v)`
where v = 330 m/s is speed of sound
` = sqrt((2 xx 500)/(10) ) + (500)/(330) = 10 + 1.5 = 11. 5 ` seconds.
correct choice is (d) .


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