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Waves on a String: The speed of sound in steel is 5000 m/s. What is the wavelength of a sound wave of frequency 660 Hz in steel

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Answer:

The wavelength of the sound wave is 7.58 m

Step-by-step explanation:

Given;

speed of wave in steel, v = 5000 m/s

frequency of the wave in steel, f = 660 Hz

The wavelength of a sound wave is given by;

λ = v / f

where;

v is the speed of sound wave in steel

f is the frequency of sound wave in steel

λ is the wavelength of the sound wave in steel

λ = 5000 / 660

λ = 7.58 m

Therefore, the wavelength of the sound wave is 7.58 m

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