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A boat is floating at rest in dense fog near a large cliff. The captain sounds a horn at water level and the sound

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A boat is floating at rest in dense fog near a large cliff. The captain sounds a horn at water level and the sound travels through the salt water (1470 m/s) and the air (340 m/s) simultaneously. The echo in the water (due to the cliff) takes 0.40 s to return. How much additional time will it take for the echo in the air to return?

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