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A fisherman in a row boat notices that one wave crest passes his fishing line every 5 seconds. he estimated the distance between the crests to be 1.5 meters and estimates that the crests of the waves are
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A fisherman in a row boat notices that one wave crest passes his fishing line every 5 seconds. he estimated the distance between the crests to be 1.5 meters and estimates that the crests of the waves are 0.5 meters above the troughs.

Using the data find the frequency of the wave divide how many wave crests pass every 5 seconds

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amplitude = 0.5 m 4 2 = 0.25 m

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