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    A person on an air mattress rises and falls through one complete cycle every 5 seconds due to ocean waves. The crests of the waves causing this motion are 20.7 meters apart. Using the equation that defines wave speed as wavelength divided by period, the question calculates the speed of the waves to be 4.14 meters per second based on a wavelength of 20.7 meters and a period of 5 seconds.

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    A person on an air mattress rises and falls through one complete cycle every 5 seconds due to ocean waves. The crests of the waves causing this motion are 20.7 meters apart. Using the equation that defines wave speed as wavelength divided by period, the question calculates the speed of the waves to be 4.14 meters per second based on a wavelength of 20.7 meters and a period of 5 seconds.

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    A person on an air mattress rises and falls through one complete cycle every 5 seconds due to ocean waves. The crests of the waves causing this motion are 20.7 meters apart. Using the equation that defines wave speed as wavelength divided by period, the question calculates the speed of the waves to be 4.14 meters per second based on a wavelength of 20.7 meters and a period of 5 seconds.

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    Answer on Question #47655, Physics, Other

    A person lying on an air mattress in the ocean rises and falls through one complete cycle every 5.00
    seconds. The crests of the wave causing the motion are 20.7 m apart. Determine the frequency of
    the wave.

    What is the speed of the waves?

    By the definition, the speed of wave is:


    𝜆
    𝑣=
    𝑇
    where 𝜆 – wavelength, 𝑇 – wave period.
    Thus speed of the waves is:
    20.7𝑚 𝑚
    𝑣= = 4.14
    5.00𝑠 𝑠

    𝑚
    Answer: 𝑣 = 4.14 𝑠

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