Question

A distance of 0.33m separates a wave crest from the adjacent trough, and the vertical distance from the top of a crest to the bottom of a trough is 0.24m. What is the wavelength? What is the amplitude?​

Answer 1

The wavelength of the wave is 0.33m and the amplitude is 0.24m.

Step-by-step explanation:

The wavelength of a wave is the distance between two consecutive identical points on the waveform, such as two crests or two troughs. In this case, the distance between a wave crest and the adjacent trough is given as 0.33m. So, the wavelength of the wave is 0.33m.

The amplitude of a wave is the distance from the center line to the top point of the crest or the bottom point of the trough. The given vertical distance from the top of a crest to the bottom of a trough is 0.24m, which represents the amplitude of the wave.

Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

wavelength (λ) = distance from crest-to-crest (or trough to trough)

λ = (0.33 m) x 2 = 0.66 m

Amplitude = 1/2 vertical distance from trough-to-crest

Amplitude = 1/2(0.24 m) = 0.12 m