Are the P waves and the S waves associated with earthquakes transverse or longitudinal?

a. Both are transverse.
b. Both are longitudinal.
c. P waves are transverse, and S waves are longitudinal.
d. P waves are longitudinal, and S waves are transverse.


D

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GIVEN
Forced convection of air over a cylinder
Experimental data given above
FIND
An appropriate dimensionless correlation for the average Nusselt number

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