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A wave with a height of 10 feet and wavelength of 20 feet has a wave base of

A wave with a height of 10 feet and wavelength of 20 feet has a wave base of-example-1

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Answer:

10 feet

Explanation: I got it right on the test (Apex)

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Answer;

10 ft

Explanation;

The wave base of a wave is the depth at which there is no more perturbation of the medium caused by the wave. The wave base of a wave is determined to be half the wavelength of the wave itself.

Therefore;

Wave base = wavelength/2

= 20 ft/2

= 10 ft

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