Show the relationship between wave speed and wave frequency. If the speed of a longitudinal wave is 340 m/s and the frequency is 1000 Hz, what is the wavelength of the wave?

What will be an ideal response?


Answer: Speed = wave frequency × wavelength. So wavelength = speed/frequency =
(340 m/s)/(1000 Hz) = 0.34 m.

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