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I NEED HELP PLEASE THANKS! :) A lifeguard on a beach observes that waves have a speed of 2.60 m/s and a distance of 2.50 m between wave crests. What is the period of the wave motion? Please show all the
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A lifeguard on a beach observes that waves have a speed of 2.60 m/s and a distance of 2.50 m between wave crests. What is the period of the wave motion? Please show all the work

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Answer:

0.962 s

Step-by-step explanation:

Speed = frequency × wavelength

v = fλ

2.60 m/s = f (2.50 m)

f = 1.04 Hz

Period = 1 / frequency

T = 1/f

T = 1 / (1.04 Hz)

T = 0.962 s

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