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A skipper on a boat notices wave crests passing his anchor chain every 5 s. He estimates t...

A skipper on a boat notices wave crests passing his anchor chain every 5 s. He estimates the distance between wave crests to be 15 m. He also correctly estimates the speed of the waves. Show that this speed is 3 m/s.

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