Question

When the C4 key on a piano keyboard is pressed, a string inside the piano is struck by a hammer and begins vibrating back and forth at approximately 260 cycles per second.

a. What is the frequency in Hertz of the sound wave?
b. What is the wavelength of the wave?

Answer 1

Frequency = 260 Hz and wavelength = 1.31 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that,

A hammer begins vibrating back and forth at approximately 260 cycles per second.

(a) The frequency of an object is the number of vibrations per unit time. The frequency of the sound wave is 260 Hz.

(b) The speed of sound in air is 343 m/s. So,

`v=f\lambda\\\\\lambda=(v)/(f)\\\\\lambda=(343)/(260)\\\\\lambda=1.31\ m`

Hence, this is the required solution.