A surfer waiting for a good wave notices that 5 wave crests pass by in 6 s. The timing starts with the first crest and ends with the fifth. If the distance between two successive waves is 3.6 m, determine the speed of the waves. A. 1.4 m/s B. 2.4 m/s C. 3.4 m/s D. 4.4 m/s E. 5.4 m/s

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A surfer waiting for a good wave notices that 5 wave crests pass by in 6 s. The timing starts with the first crest and ends with the fifth. If the distance between two successive waves is 3.6 m, determine the speed of the waves.

  • A. 1.4 m/s
  • B. 2.4 m/s
  • C. 3.4 m/s
  • D. 4.4 m/s
  • E. 5.4 m/s
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