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while watching ocean waves at the dock of the bay. otis notices that 10 waves pass beneath him in 30 seconds. he also notices t...Asked by Smithy
While watching ocean waves at the dock of the bay, Otis notices that 9 waves pass beneath him in 28 seconds. He also notices that the crests of successive waves exactly coincide with the posts that are 5 meters apart. What are the period, frequency, wavelength, and speed of the ocean wave?
What is the period?
Frequency?
Wavelength?
and speed?
What is the period?
Frequency?
Wavelength?
and speed?
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Answered by
Sivashen
FREQUENCY=...... 9WAVES:28SECONDS
X WAVES:1SECOND
28X=9
X=9/28
X=0.32HZ
PERIOD=1/F
=1/0.32
=3.13SECONDS
WAVELENGTH
=TOTAL DISTANCE/NUMBER OF WAVES
=9*5/9
=45/9
=5
SPEED
V=F*WAVELENGTH
V=0.32HZ*5
V=1.6 M.S
X WAVES:1SECOND
28X=9
X=9/28
X=0.32HZ
PERIOD=1/F
=1/0.32
=3.13SECONDS
WAVELENGTH
=TOTAL DISTANCE/NUMBER OF WAVES
=9*5/9
=45/9
=5
SPEED
V=F*WAVELENGTH
V=0.32HZ*5
V=1.6 M.S