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Wave crests in a pond are separated by 0.2 m. The period of these waves is 0.2 s. What is the speed at which these waves travel?

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The crest is cover distance. The speed of a wave indicate how fast wave is moving. The speed is the distance traveled by a crest in a given interval of time. Greater distance in same amount of time means wave travel faster.
speed of wave = distance/time.
speed of wave = 0,2 m
÷ 0,2 s = 1 m/s.
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