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A floating object oscillates up and down 2 complete cycles in 1 second as a water wave of wavelength 5 meters passes by. The speed of the wave is

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Answer:

10 m/s

Explanation:

The speed of a wave is given by

[tex]v=\lambda f[/tex]

where

[tex]\lambda[/tex] is the wavelength

f is the frequency

For the wave in this problem,

- The frequency is given by the number of oscillations per second, so

[tex]f=\frac{2 cycles}{1 s}=2 Hz[/tex]

- The wavelength is

[tex]\lambda=5 m[/tex]

So, the wave speed is

[tex]v=(5 m)(2 Hz)=10 m/s[/tex]