Question

Radio waves from an fm station have a frequency of 103.1 mhz. if the waves travel with a speed of 3.00 ´ 10 m/s, what is the wavelength?

Answer 1

The frequency of the radio waves from the fm station is:

`f=103.1 MHz = 103.1 \cdot 10^6 Hz`
And the speed of the waves corresponds to the speed of light:

`v=3 \cdot 10^8 m/s`
Therefore, the wavelength of the radio waves can be found by using the following equation:

`\lambda= (v)/(f)= (3 \cdot 10^8 m/s)/(103.1 \cdot 10^6 Hz)=2.91 m`