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Ultrasound is used to scan the unborn baby of a pregnant mother.
The detector receives an echo from the skull of the fetus 58 us after the pulse leaves the ultrasound
scanner.
Calculate the distance from the ultrasound scanner to the skull to 2 significant figures.
Give the unit for your answer.
(The speed of ultrasound in soft tissue is 1540 m/s

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Explanation:

Echo method formula for speed of sound : 2 x distance / time taken

2 x distance / 58 = 1540 m/s
2 x distance = 1540 m/s / 58 s
= 26.55172414 m
Distance = 26.55172414 / 2
= 13.27586207
= 13 m
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