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540hz and is traveling at a speed of 340m/s .what is it's wavelength

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In order to calculate the wavelength of a wave, we will use the next formula


\lambda=(v)/(f)

where

λ= wavelength

v=speed

f=frequency

in our case

f=540hz

v=349m/s

we substitute the values


\lambda=(340)/(540)=0.62963m

the wavelength is 0.62963 m

User Igor Litvinovich
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