A person observes fireworks displays from the safe distance of 0.750 meters. Assuming that the sound travels at 340 meters per second in air. What is the time between the person seeing and hearing the fireworks explosion?

1 Answer
Jul 17, 2018

#0.0022# seconds, assuming that the speed of light is not accounted for since at your given distance, the speed of light won't make much of a difference.

Explanation:

#"Time" = "Distance"/"Speed"#

Thus,

#"0.750 m"/"340 m/s" = "0.0022 s"#

At this 'safe' distance, the person will receive severe burns, hearing loss, and would be lucky to survive the spectacular fireworks show.