Find the heights of the first three blades of grass by clicking the tip of each blade. Measure the heights to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. Record the heights in
Table A. Complete the interactive to progress.

Now that you have the heights of all ten blades of grass, calculate the average height of the grass. Record the average height of the grass in Table A of your Student Guide.

What is the average height?
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I'm in section 3.

Follow these directions and answer the questions. 1. set up the ripple tank as in previous investigations. 2. bend the rubber tube to form a "concave mirror" and place in the ripple tank. the water level must be below the top of the hose. 3. generate a few straight pulses with the dowel and observe the reflected waves. do the waves focus (come together) upon reflection? can you locate the place where the waves meet? 4. touch the water surface where the waves converged. what happens to the reflected wave? 5. move your finger twice that distance from the hose (2f = c of c, center of the curvature) and touch the water again. does the image (the reflected wave) appear in the same location (c of c)? you may have to experiment before you find the exact location. sometimes it is hard to visualize with the ripple tank because the waves move so quickly. likewise, it is impossible to "see" light waves because they have such small wavelengths and move at the speed of light. however, both are examples of transverse waves and behave in the same way when a parallel wave fronts hit a curved surface.

Which object is most likely represented by a dot?

Determine the maximum r-value of the polar equation r =3+3 cos 0