Question

What does the constant of variation of 340 represent in this situation?

A. Total number of waves
B. Height of the waves in meters
C. Speed of the waves in meters per second
D. Time in seconds for one wave to pass a given point

Answer 1

c. speed of the waves in meters per second

Explanation:

Answer 2

D. Time in seconds for one wave to pass a given point

Explanation:

Info from the table to help

1. The table is called Sound Waves
2. Respective column of the table has information: Frequency, y (waves/s)

Analyzing the answer choices

A. Total number of waves

• No, not relevant as different unit

B. Height of the waves in meters

• No, not relevant as different unit

C. Speed of the waves in meters per second

• No, not relevant as different unit

D. Time in seconds for one wave to pass a given point

• Yes, this is the correct one as it defines the frequency

General info

• The frequency of sound waves is measured in hertz (Hz), or the number of waves that pass a fixed point in a second.