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An observer standing near the seashore observes 42 waves per minute. If the wavelength of the water wave is 12 m then the velocity of water wave is

A

`540 ms^(-1)`

B

`8.4 ms^(-1)`

C

`0.184 ms^(-1)`

D

`3.5 ms^(-1)`

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