Question: A battleship is using sonar (reflected underwater sound signals) to detect the presence of nearby submarines. It is found that a sonar reflection has a

A battleship is using sonar (reflected underwater sound signals) to detect the presence of nearby submarines. It is found that a sonar reflection has a round-trip travel time (from the battleship to the submarine and back) of 17 s. How far away from the battleship is the submarine?

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