Two friends A and B are standing a distance x apart in an open field and wind is blowing from A to B.

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Two friends A and B are standing a distance x apart in an open field and wind is blowing from A to B. A beats a drum and B hears the sound t1 time after he sees the event. A and B interchange their positions and the experiment is repeated. This time B hears the drum t2 time after he sees the event. Calculate the velocity of sound in still air v and the velocity of wind u. Neglect the time light takes in travelling between the friends.

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answered Mar 30, 2018 by BISHNU (15,580 points) 4 4 5
selected Apr 1, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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Velocity of sound v, Velocity of air u, Distance between A and B be x.

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