On a Day When the Speed of Sound in the Upper

question 59

Multiple Choice

On a day when the speed of sound in the upper air is 320 m/s, you fly coast to coast in the United States, a distance of about 4 850 km, in about one hour, if the Mach number for the speed of your airplane is about

• A) 1.
• B) 2
• C) 3
• D) 4
• E) 5.

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