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A wave with a fequency of 12 hz has a wavelength of 1.5 meter. at what speed will this wave travel?

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V used to denote speed of the wave

Is determined by the product of the wave’s frequency and wavelength.

The number of times a wave oscillates or repeats again and again multiplied by the distance.

V = 12 • 1.5 = 12 • 3/2 = 18 m/s

The speed of the wave is 18 m/s.
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