Final answer:
To calculate the speed of a wave with a wavelength of 2.3 cm and frequency of 3.7 Hz, use the formula speed = frequency × wavelength. The converted wavelength is 0.023 m. Thus, the wave speed is 0.0851 m/s.
Step-by-step explanation:
This asks to calculate the speed of a wave given its wavelength and frequency. We can find the speed of a wave by using the formula speed (v) = frequency (f) × wavelength (λ). In this case, the wavelength is given as 2.3 cm, which needs to be converted to meters (0.023 m) before using it in the formula, since the standard unit for speed in the International System of Units (SI) is meters per second (m/s). Given the frequency of 3.7 Hz, we can calculate the speed of the wave. Calculating this, we get speed (v) = 3.7 Hz × 0.023 m = 0.0851 m/s. Therefore, the speed of the wave is 0.0851 meters per second.