A stone is thrown into water pond forming 10 waves in 5 seconds. The diameter of the first crest is 13 m and the diameter of the last crest is 4m. Find

a.the periodic time
b.the frequency
c.the wave length
d.the wave velocity

1 answer

R1 = 13/3 = 4.33 m
R10 = 2 m

T = 5 seconds / 10 waves = .5 s

f = 1/T = 2 Hz

wavelength = (4.33-2)/9 = .259 meter

v = .259/.5 = .518 m/s