A buoy is reporting a wave period of 10 seconds and a wavelength of 100 meters. What's the speed of the wave?

Zeukis asked Oct 24, 2023

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A buoy is reporting a wave period of 10 seconds and a wavelength of 100 meters. What's the

speed of the wave?

Zeukis asked Oct 24, 2023

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Answer:

10 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Wave speed = Wavelength / wave period

= 100/10

= 10 m/s

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