The captain of a boat notes that in a time period of t=8 mins, the boat goes up and down n=13 times. a)what expression describes the frequency of the ocean wave, "f".  b) what is the frequency, in hertz? (f=) c) if the crests are d=100.0m apart how fast are the waves traveling in meters per second? (v=)

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The captain of a boat notes that in a time period of t=8 mins, the boat goes up and down n=13 times.

a)what expression describes the frequency of the ocean wave, "f". 

b) what is the frequency, in hertz? (f=)

c) if the crests are d=100.0m apart how fast are the waves traveling in meters per second? (v=)

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