Distance from the seismograph to the focus of the quake

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A seismographic station receives S and P waves from an earthquake, separated in time by 16.8 s. Assume the waves have traveled over the same path at speeds of 4.50 km/s and 7.40 km/s. Find the distance from the seismograph to the focus of the quake. km

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