Question

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 2.00 s for the boat to travel from its highest point to its lowest, a total distance of 0.640 m . The fisherman sees that the wave crests are spaced a horizontal distance of 6.30 mapart.

A)

How fast are the waves traveling?

Express the speed v in meters per second using three significant figures.

B)

What is the amplitude A of each wave?

Express your answer in meters using three significant figures.

Answer 1