A few days ago
Anonymous

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
Mitch

Favorite Answer

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
p|nky
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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