6. GO A person fishing from a pier observes that four wave crests pass by in 7.0 s and estimates the distance between two successive crests to be 4.0 m. The timing starts with the first crest and ends with the fourth. What is the speed of the wave?

6. GO A person fishing from a pier observes that four wave crests pass by in 7.0 s and estimates the distance between two successive crests to be 4.0 m. The timing starts with the first crest and ends with the fourth. What is the speed of the wave?

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Chapter16: Waves

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Problem 38P: Scouts at a camp shake the rope bridge they have just crossed and observe the wave crests to be 8.00...

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4.0 m. The timing starts with the first crest and ends with the fourth. What
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