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Which rope would have the longest wavelength-one with a frequency of 2 hz or one with a frequency of 3 hz?

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The frequency f is related to the wavelength
\lambda by the equation

\lambda = (v)/(f)
where v is the speed of the wave in the rope.

We can see from the formula that, if v is kept constant, smaller frequency means larger wavelength. So, the rope with frequency 2 Hz will have the longest wavelength.
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