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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The horizontal distance between a crest to the next trough of an ocean wave is 5 meters. What is the wavelength of the ocean wave? 2 meters 5 meters 10 meters 20 meters

OpenStudy (shane_b):

Wavelength is crest-to-crest and crest-to-trough is half of that. So in this problem it's \[(5m)(2) = 10m\]

OpenStudy (naveenbabbar):

yes it is 10m.

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