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The wavelength of a wave on a string is 1.2 meters. If the speed of the wave is 60 meters/second, what is its frequency? A. 0.20 hertz B. 2.0 hertz C. 50 hertz D. 10 hertz E. 15 hertz

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C. 50Hz. The wavelength of a wave on a string is 1.2m with a speed of 60m/s its frecueny is 50Hz.

The wavelength of a wave describes how long the wave is, and can be represented by the formula λ = v/f, where λ is the wavelenght in meters, v is the speed of the wave in m/s, and f is the frecuency of the wave in Hertz.

The wavelength of a wave on a string is 1.2m and its speed is 60m/s, to calculate its frecuency we have to clear f from the equation λ = v/f. So:

f = v/λ

f = (60m/s)/(1.2m)

f = 50 1/s = 50Hz

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