What is the distance between you and the cliff

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Problem: You are standing on one side of a canyon looking across at a cliff on the other. You shout across the canyon and hear an echo of your voice arrive back at your location 3.59 s after you shout. Presume that the speed of sound in the air in the canyon is 343 m/s.

Part A: What is the distance between you and the cliff?

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