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If eight water waves pass an ocean buoy each minute, and successive wave crests are 20 m apart, find the wave speed:__________________

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Answer:

The wave speed is calculated below:

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

number of waves passed per minute = 8

time period = 1 minute = 60 s

distance between successive wave crests = 20 m

waves passing interval per second =
(8)/(60)
s^(-1)

Now,

wave speed = 20 m ×
(8)/(60)
s^(-1)

=
\frac{8}3} m/s

= 2.67 m/s

Hence the wave speed is 2.67 m/s.

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