Trigonometry (11th Edition)
Trigonometry (11th Edition)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134217437
Author: Margaret L. Lial, John Hornsby, David I. Schneider, Callie Daniels
Publisher: PEARSON
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An earthquake occurred at 9:40 A.M. on Nov. 1, 1755,
at Lisbon, Portugal, and started a tsunami (often called
a tidal wave) in the ocean. It produced waves that
traveled more than 540 ft/sec (370 mph) and reached a
height of 60 ft. If the period of the waves was 30 min or
1800 sec, estimate the length L between the crests.
Entregar
ESP
LAA
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Transcribed Image Text:An earthquake occurred at 9:40 A.M. on Nov. 1, 1755, at Lisbon, Portugal, and started a tsunami (often called a tidal wave) in the ocean. It produced waves that traveled more than 540 ft/sec (370 mph) and reached a height of 60 ft. If the period of the waves was 30 min or 1800 sec, estimate the length L between the crests. Entregar ESP LAA
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The given data is:

The velocity of the wave is vw=540 ft/sec

The period of the wave is:

 T=30 min=30×60 seconds=1800 seconds 

To estimate the length L between the crest.

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