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To break the sound barrier you have to travel than the speed of sound.

The speed of sound in air actually varies with temperature. When representing air as an ideal gas the speed of sound can be represented as

c = square root(γRT)

where

γ = specific heat ratio = 1.4

R = specific gas constant = 287

T = Temperature in Kelvin.

Using this equation the speed of sound in dry air at:

-100 degrees Celsius is 264 metres per second

0 degrees Celsius is 343 metres per second

100 degrees Celsius is 287 metres per second.

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