Calculating Period and Distance of a Wave: Can You Spot Any Mistakes?

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The discussion revolves around calculating the period and distance of a wave traveling at 3 m/s with an amplitude of 2 cm and a wavelength of 60 cm. The user correctly determines the frequency to be 5 Hz, leading to a period (T) of 0.2 seconds. For the total distance traveled by a float over 5 seconds, the calculation of 15 meters is confirmed as accurate. Clarification is provided that "period of vibration" refers to T, which is indeed 0.2 seconds. The conversation concludes with mutual acknowledgment of the calculations.
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hey, i just need someone to see if i did this right, and if not to show me what i did wrong.

The question is:
a wave is traveling at 3m/s and has an amplitude of 2cm. If the distance between 2 consecutive toughs is 60cm, find the period of vibration and the total distance a little float would move as it bobs up and down as the wave passes by for 5 seconds.

What i did is using the universal wave formula I got
0.6f=3, so f is 5Hz. So then T would e the reciprocal which i got to be 0.2m/s. Then for distance would you not just multiply 5 by 3 to get the distamce traveled to get a total distance of 15m?
 
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What's T...?T should be the period and is 0.2 s...

As for the second part,yes,it would be 15m.

Daniel.
 
yes, sorry i got that, so when it says peroid of vibration, it is just talking about T, the period?
 
alrite, kewl, thanks a lot dextercioby!
 
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