How many times a minute does a boat bob up and down on ocean waves that have a wavelength of 40 m and a propagation speed of 5 m/s?

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How many times a minute does a boat bob up and down on ocean waves that have a wavelength of 40 m and a

propagation speed of 5 m/s?

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v=λf

f=v/λ

f=5 m/s : 40 m

f=0.125/s = 7.5/min

Noisygecko answered Jul 24, 2023

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