Question: A hunter is standing on flat ground between two vertical cliffs that are directly opposite one another. He is closer to one cliff than the

A hunter is standing on flat ground between two vertical cliffs that are directly opposite one another. He is closer to one cliff than the other. He hires a gun and, after a while, hears three echoes. The second echo arrives 1.60s after the hirst, and the third echo arrives 0.854 s after the second. Assuming that the speed of sound is 343 ms and that there are no reflections of sound from the ground. find the distance (in m) between the cliffs.

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