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Generally we take with sufficient accuracy the formula (equation) for the speed of sound in air

c = 331.3 + 0.606 × ϑin m/s in m/s.

Temperature ϑ(theta) in degrees Celsius.

You see the speed of sound changes with the temperature and therefore cannot be a constant.

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