Answer
$2.1\times 10^2\frac{m}{s}$
Work Step by Step
We can find the speed of the tsunami as:
$v=\sqrt{gd}$
We plug in the known values to obtain:
$v=\sqrt{(9.81)(4.3\times 10^3)}=2.1\times 10^2\frac{m}{s}$
Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)
by Walker, James S.
Published by
Pearson
ISBN 10:
0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13:
978-0-32190-308-2
Chapter 14 - Waves and Sound - Problems and Conceptual Exercises - Page 496: 100
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