A fisherman notices that his boat is moving up and down periodically without any

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A fisherman notices that his boat is moving up and down periodically without any horizontal motion, owing to waves on the surface of the water. It takes a time of 2.40 s for the boat to travel from its highest point to its lowest, a total distance of 0.610 m. The fisherman sees that the wave crests are spaced a horizontal distance of 5.60m apart.

A)How fast are the waves traveling?

Express the speed v in meters per second using three significant figures.
What is the amplitude of each wave?

B)Express your answer in meters using three significant figures

Explanation / Answer

   is wavelength=5.6

time period=2.4

=vT v is velocity

v=5.6/2.4=2.333m/s

amplitude of each wave=.61/2=.305m

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