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Intro to Waves
Intro to Waves
18. Waves & Sound / Intro to Waves / Problem 2

An oceanographer is studying wave patterns in the open sea from a research vessel. He observes that water wave crests pass a fixed point on the vessel every 5.0 seconds. He also measures the distance from one crest to the next to be 20 meters. Determine the velocity of these water waves.

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