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A fisherman notices that his boat is moving up and down periodically, owing to waves on the surface of the water. It takes 2.5 s for the boat to travel from its highest point to its lowest, a total distance of 0.62 m. The fisherman sees that the wave crests are spaced 6.0 m apart. (a) How fast are the waves traveling? (b) What is the amplitude of each wave? (c) If the total vertical distance traveled by the boat were 0.30 m but the other data remained the same, how would the answers to parts (a) and (b) be affected?

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Answer:

1.2 m/s

0.31 m

0.15 m

Explanation:

Time period is

[tex]T=2.5\times 2\\\Rightarrow T=5\ s[/tex]

Frequency is

[tex]f=\dfrac{1}{T}\\\Rightarrow f=\dfrac{1}{5}\\\Rightarrow f=0.2\ Hz[/tex]

Velocity is given by

[tex]v=f\lambda\\\Rightarrow v=0.2\times 6\\\Rightarrow v=1.2\ m/s[/tex]

The waves are traveling at 1.2 m/s

Amplitude is given by

[tex]A=\dfrac{d}{2}\\\Rightarrow A=\dfrac{0.62}{2}\\\Rightarrow A=0.31\ m[/tex]

Amplitude is 0.31 m

If d = 0.3 m

[tex]A=\dfrac{0.3}{2}=0.15\ m[/tex]

The amplitude would be 0.15 m. The speed would remain the same.

A) The speed at which the waves are travelling is; v = 1.2 m/s

B) The amplitude of each wave is; A = 0.31 m

C) If the total vertical distance travelled by the boat were 0.3 m;

- The speed will be the same but the amplitude will be lesser than it was in answer B.

We are gjven;

Distance from highest to lowest point; 2A = 0.62 m

Thus, A = 0.62/2

A = 0.31 m

Wavelength; λ = 6m

Half of time period; T/2 = 2.5

Thus; period; T = 2.5 × 2

T = 5 s

A) Formula for velocity is;

v = fλ

Where;

f is frequency = 1/T = 1/5

λ is wavelength

Thus;

v = (1/5) × 6

v = 1.2 m/s

B) From earlier we saw that A = 0.31 m

Thus, amplitude = 0.31 m

C) We are told that the vertical distance travelled by the boat is now 0.3 m. This is the highest to lowest point. Thus;

Amplitude = 0.3/2

A = 1.5 m

Since only amplitude changes, the speed would remain the same but the amplitude will be lesser than that in answer B.

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