Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places, and round your answer to the nearest tenth.
Question
Suppose that a wave forms in shallow water. Then the depth d
of the water (in meters) and the velocity v of the wave (in meters per second) are related by the equation
v= sqrt 9.8d
If a wave formed in shallow water has a velocity of 5.2 meters per second, what is the water’s depth?
Carry your intermediate computations to at least four decimal places, and round your answer to the nearest tenth.