Question

What is the wave speed of a wave that has a frequency of 100 Hz and a wavelength of 0.30m?

Answer 1

The speed is

=

30

m

s

−

1

Explanation:

The speed of a wave is given by

speed

(

m

s

−

1

)

=

frequency(Hz)

×

wavelength (m)

The frequency is

f

=

100

H

z

The wavelength is

λ

=

0.3

m

The speed is

v

=

λ

f

=

0.3

⋅

100

=

30

m

s

−

1