Question: A ship anchored at sea is rocked by waves that have crests 100 m apart the waves travel at 70m/S, at what frequency do the waves reach the ship?
Answer:
0.7 Hz
Explanation:
Applying,
v = λf............... Equation 1
Where v = velocity of the wave, f = frequency fo the wave, λ = wavelength of the wave
make f the subject of the equation
f = v/λ................. Equation 2
From the question,
Given: v = 70 m/s, λ = 100 m ( distance between successive crest)
Substitute these values into equation 2
f = 70/100
f = 0.7 Hz
Hence the frequency at which the wave reach the ship is 0.7 Hz
