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An earthquake occurred at 9:40 A.M. on Nov. 1, 1755, at Lisbon, Portugal, and started a tsunami (often called a tidal wave) in the ocean. It produced waves that traveled more than 540 ft/sec (370 mph) and reached a height of 60 ft. If the period of the waves was 30 min or 1800 sec, estimate the length L between the crests. Entregar

An earthquake occurred at 9:40 A.M. on Nov. 1, 1755, at Lisbon, Portugal, and started a tsunami (often called a tidal wave) in the ocean. It produced waves that traveled more than 540 ft/sec (370 mph) and reached a height of 60 ft. If the period of the waves was 30 min or 1800 sec, estimate the length L between the crests. Entregar

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An earthquake occurred at 9:40 A.M. on Nov. 1, 1755, at Lisbon, Portugal, and started a tsunami (often called a tidal wave) in the ocean. It produced waves that traveled more than 540 ft/sec (370 mph) and reached a height of 60 ft. If the period of the waves was 30 min or 1800 sec, estimate the length L between the crests. Entregar ESP LAA
Transcribed Image Text:An earthquake occurred at 9:40 A.M. on Nov. 1, 1755, at Lisbon, Portugal, and started a tsunami (often called a tidal wave) in the ocean. It produced waves that traveled more than 540 ft/sec (370 mph) and reached a height of 60 ft. If the period of the waves was 30 min or 1800 sec, estimate the length L between the crests. Entregar ESP LAA
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The given data is:

The velocity of the wave is vw=540 ft/sec

The period of the wave is:

 T=30 min=30×60 seconds=1800 seconds 

To estimate the length L between the crest.

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