A shallow-water wave has a wavelength of and a period of

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Problem

A shallow-water wave has a wavelength of

0.80\,\text{m}

and a period of

0.40\,\text{s}

. Calculate the speed of the wave. (a)

0.32\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}

(b)

1.0\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}

(c)

2.0\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}

(d)

3.2\,\text{m}\,\text{s}^{-1}