College Physics (4th Edition)

Published by McGraw-Hill Education
ISBN 10: 0073512141
ISBN 13: 978-0-07351-214-3

Chapter 11 - Problems - Page 428: 20

Answer

The buoy bobs up and down with a frequency of $0.33~Hz$

Work Step by Step

We can find the frequency at which the buoy bobs up and down: $\lambda~f = v$ $f = \frac{v}{\lambda}$ $f = \frac{2.5~m/s}{7.5~m}$ $f = 0.33~Hz$ The buoy bobs up and down with a frequency of $0.33~Hz$
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