Mechanical Waves Recorded after an Earthquake

[Harli]

Homework Statement

A seismic station records the transverse wave 10s after recording the longitudinal wave. Find the distance of the seismic station from the center of the earthquake.

V transverse=300m/s
V longitudinal=500m/s

Relevant Equations

f=1/T or f=N/t
λ = v/f

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[Doc Al]

Hint: How do speed, distance, and time relate to each other?

 

[raawe]

Homework Statement:: A seismic station records the transverse wave 10s after recording the longitudinal wave. Find the distance of the seismic station from the center of the earthquake.

V transverse=300m/s
V longitudinal=500m/s
Relevant Equations:: f=1/T or f=N/t
λ = v/f

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Let, V transverse be v1 and V longitudinal be v2.
If 'd' is the distance of the seismic station from the center of the earthquake, we have -
d/v1 - d/v2 = 10...solve for d!

 

[Steve4Physics]

Let, V transverse be v1 and V longitudinal be v2.
If 'd' is the distance of the seismic station from the center of the earthquake, we have -
d/v1 - d/v2 = 10...solve for d!

Hi @raawe. Welcome to PF. You have made the same mistake that I did when I arrived here!

If anyone asks for help with homework, they need to show that they have already thought about about the problem. See point 4 in the guidelines: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/homework-help-guidelines-for-students-and-helpers.686781/

So we typically 'steer' people, rather than directly solve their problem. Often that involves a series of questions and answers. That's why @Doc Al replied as in Post #2.

 

[raawe]

Hi @raawe. Welcome to PF. You have made the same mistake that I did when I arrived here!

If anyone asks for help with homework, they need to show that they have already thought about about the problem. See point 4 in the guidelines: https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/homework-help-guidelines-for-students-and-helpers.686781/

So we typically 'steer' people, rather than directly solve their problem. Often that involves a series of questions and answers. That's why @Doc Al replied as in Post #2.

My apologies. I will take from now.