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The R/V Sea Serpent Is in the Gulf of Mexico

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The R/V Sea Serpent is in the Gulf of Mexico sampling gag grouper populations when it encounters the feeder bands from a tropical storm. Assuming that the R/V Sea Serpent is in deep water, calculate the wave speed and the wavelength of the storm-generated waves. The wave period (T) is 2.5 seconds.

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