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Posted by Tim on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 2:28pm.

A woman is standing in the ocean, and she notices that after a wave crest passes by, five more crests pass in a time of 68.0 s. The distance between two successive crests is 34.1 m. What is the wave's (a) period, (b) frequency, (c) wavelength, and (d) speed?

Physics - Elena, Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3:20pm
5T=68 => T=68/5=13.6 s
λ=34.1 m
v= λ/T
f=1/T

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