A few days ago
Waves in a lake are 5m in length and pass an anchored boat 1.25 seconds apart. What is the speed of the waves?
A.4m/s
B.6m/s
C.not enough information given
D.3.75m/s
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A few days ago
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A) 4 m/s
The wavelength is 5 meters.
The period is 1.25 seconds.
Wave speed = 5 meters / 1.25 seconds = 4.0 m/s
Good luck in your studies,
~ Mitch ~
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A few days ago
Given:
length = 5 m
time = 1.25 seconds
Question:
speed = ?
Answer:
speed = length/time
speed = 5 m / 1.25 s
speed = 4 m/s……………….. (A)
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