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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 3.4 s for the boat to travel from its highest point to its lowest, a total distance of 0.58 m. The fisherman sees that the wave crests are spaced 5.6 m apart.
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How fast are the waves traveling?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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If the total vertical distance traveled by the boat were 0.30 mm, but the other data remained the same, how fast are the waves traveling ?
Express your answer with the appropriate units.
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