Solve the Problem. -Two Recording Devices Are Set 2600 Feet Apart, with the Apart

question 13

Multiple Choice

Solve the problem.
-Two recording devices are set 2600 feet apart, with the device at point A to the west of the device at point B. At a point on a line between the devices, 200 feet from point B, a small amount of explosive is detonated. The recording devices record the time the sound reaches each one. How far directly north of site B should a second explosion be done so that the measured time difference recorded by the devices is the same as that for the first detonation?

• A)1284.52 feet
• B)1072.57 feet
• C)4449.72 feet
• D)436.36 feet

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