Question

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A fisherman notices that one wave passes the bow of his anchored boat
every 3 seconds. He measured the wavelength to be 8.5 meters. How fast
are the waves traveling?

1.)2.83m/s
2.)0.283m/s
3.)28.3m/s

Answer 1

v = f x λ
v = 1/3 x 8.5 = 2.83 m/s