Question

A fisherman notices that his boat is moving up and down periodically without any horizontal motion, owing to waves on the surface of the water. It takes a time of 2.80 s for the boat to travel from its highest point to its lowest, a total distance of 0.600 m. The fisherman sees that the wave crests are spaced a horizontal distance of 5.50 m apart.

Part A How fast are the waves traveling? Express the speed v in meters per second using three significant figures.

Answer 1

Very fast!

Step-by-step explanation:

The waves are traveling very fast. I know this because they're not traveling slow for sure.

If this is incorrect, they're probably traveling moderately fast.