When you slosh the water back and forth in a tub at just the right frequency, the water

Chapter 11, Problem 61P

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Problem 61P

When you slosh the water back and forth in a tub at just the right frequency, the water alternately rises and falls at each end, remaining relatively calm at the center. Suppose the frequency to produce such a standing wave in a 65-cm-wide tub is 0.85 Hz. What is the speed of the water wave?

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QUESTION:

Problem 61P

When you slosh the water back and forth in a tub at just the right frequency, the water alternately rises and falls at each end, remaining relatively calm at the center. Suppose the frequency to produce such a standing wave in a 65-cm-wide tub is 0.85 Hz. What is the speed of the water wave?

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The objective here is to calculate the speed of water wave required to produce alternate rise and fall at each end of the tub by back and forth motion at a known frequency.

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