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A man standing in front of a vertical cliff fires a gun. He hears the echo after 3 seconds. On moving closer to the cliff by 82.5m, he fires again. This time, he hears the echo after 2.5 seconds. Calculate : 

(a) the distance of the cliff from the initial position of the man. 

(b) the velocity of sound.

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(a) Let the cliff be at a distance d from the man, then the time t

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