4 marksProperties of Waves
CAPE Physics Unit 1 · 2014 · Paper 2 · Question 2(b)
The speed of ocean waves in deep water is given by v = sqrt(gλ / (2π)), where g is the acceleration of free fall and λ is the wavelength of the waves.
Show that T, the period of the waves, in terms of g and λ is given by T = sqrt(2πλ / g).
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