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A wave x meters long has a speed of y meters per second. The frequency of the wave is

a. x/y hertz
c. y x hertz
b. y/x hertz
d. y x hertz

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Answer:

b. y/x hertz

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User Danilo Ramirez
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The correct answer is (b.) y/x hertz. That is because the formula to get the frequency is f =  v / w. The following values (v=y meters / second; wavelength = x meters) must be substituted to the equation, which leaves you y/x hertz.
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