(See Fluids in the News article titled Tsunami, the

Chapter 10, Problem 10.12

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(See Fluids in the News article titled “Tsunami, the Nonstorm Wave,” Section 10.2.1.) Often when an earthquake shifts a segment of the ocean floor, a relatively small-amplitude wave of very long wavelength is produced. Such waves go unnoticed as they move across the open ocean; only when they approach the shore do they become dangerous (e.g., a tsunami). Determine the wave speed if the wavelength, \(\lambda\), is 6000 ft and the ocean depth is 15,000 ft.

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