At a baseball game, a spectator is 90.0 m away from the batter. How long does it

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At a baseball game, a spectator is 90.0 m away from the batter. How long does it take the sound of the bat connecting with the ball to travel to the spectator's ears? The air temperature is 23.0

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Answer --> 0.23 s... note that this answer is not perfect for reasons given below. But it's probably what you're looking for. Why and how? Estimating the speed of sound at 23.0° C: c ˜ (331 m/s) + [ (0.606) * T ] c ˜ (331 m/s) + [ (0.606) * 23 ] c ˜ (331 m/s) + [ 13.938 ] c ˜ 345 m/s Note that it is only an estimate, as things like air density also need to be taken into account. Given that Time = Distance / Rate... which is 6th grade math.. T = (80 m) / (345 m/s) T = 0.23 secon

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