A musical tone, sounded on a piano, has a frequency of 460 Hz and a wavelength in air of 0.50 m. What is the wave speed?

a. 920 m/s
b. 270 m/s
c. 230 m/s
d. 109 m/s
e. 115 m/s


c

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