Question

Ocean waves are observed to travel to the right along the water surface during a developing storm. A Coast Guard weather station observes that there is a vertical distance from high point to low point of 4.6 meters and a horizontal distance of 8.6 meters between adjacent crests. The waves splash into the station once every 6.2 seconds. Determine the amplitude, wavelength, frequency and period of these waves. Write out the equation that governs this behavior.

Answer 1

Answer:

The amplitude is  2.3 m

The Wavelength is 8.6 m

The frequency is 0.16 Hz

The time period is 6.25 sec

The equation that governs the behavior is  $Y=(2.3)sin[(\frac{2\pi}{8.6} )x -(\frac{2\pi}{6.2} )t]$

Explanation:

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