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A fisherman notices that wave
crests pass the front of his boat
every 6.00 s. He measures the
distance between two crests to be
15.0 m. How fast are the waves
travelling?
(Unit = m/s)

User Germangti
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Answer:

Speed of wave = 2.5 m/s

Step-by-step explanation:

Given:

Time taken by wave = 6 second

Height (Distance) of wave = 15 meter

Find:

Speed of wave

Computation:

⇒ Speed = Distance / Time taken

Speed of wave = Height (Distance) of wave / Time taken by wave

Speed of wave = 15 / 6

Speed of wave = 2.5 m/s

User Peter Keuter
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