A diаgnоstic ultrаsоund system оperаtes at 3.5 MHz and is imaging a patient with a three-layered tissue structure. The acoustic properties of each layer are: Layer 1: Z₁ = 1.63 × 10⁶ kg/m²s, density = 1060 kg/m3, thickness = 1.2 cm, attenuation = 0.6 dB/cm @ 3.5 MHz Layer 2: Z₂ = 1.38 × 10⁶ kg/m²s, density = 920 kg/m3, thickness = 0.8 cm, attenuation = 0.4 dB/cm @ 3.5 MHz Layer 3: Z₃ = 7.80 × 10⁶ kg/m²s When the transducer emits an ultrasound pulse at t = 0, how long will it take for the first echo to be received by the transducer? The transducer is positioned perpendicular to the tissue structure.
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