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Homework Statement
A fierce winter storm blows across a large fetch of the South Pacific near the Antarctic. The waves it generates have a wavelength of 1500 feet with a 15-second period. They originate at a distance of 5000 miles from your favorite Hawaiian surfing beach. How many days will it take for these waves to arrive at your beach (so you know what day to call in sick to work and school)?
Homework Equations
C=L/T
C=speed (which is what I need to find)
L=wavelength
T=time or period per sec
The Attempt at a Solution
so the problem would setup like this? C=1500ft/15sec
3600 seconds in an hour
5280 feet in a mile.
1500 feet/sec = (1500 feet/sec) x (3600 sec/hr) = 5,400,000ft per hour
this is where I get lost