A wave has a wave length of 2 m and a frequency of 500 Hz, what is its speed?

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Zverok · Answer 1 · 2019-04-07T01:02:09+0000

The wavelength, λ tells us how long one segment of the wave is. The frequency, f tells us how often one whole segment goes by. So the speed is the wavelength (in meters), times the frequency (in Hz)
v=λ f=1000m/s

A wave has a wave length of 2 m and a frequency of 500 Hz, what is its speed?

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