A sound signal traveling underwater has a frequency of 230 hertz. The speed of sound under water is 1.45 × 103 meters/second. What is the wavelength of the sound signal?

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A sound signal traveling underwater has a frequency of 230 hertz. The speed of sound under water is 1.45 × 103 meters/second. What is the wavelength of the sound signal?

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Answer: it is 6.3

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Paras Chauhan answered Sep 10, 2018

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Wavelength = (wave speed) / (frequency)

= (1,450 m/s) / (230 / sec)

= 6.30 meters (rounded)

Ambran answered Sep 11, 2018

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