A sound wave of frequency 500 Hz has wavelength 0.68 m. What is its speed?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: C. 340 m/s
- Step 1: Use . Step 2. m/s. Answer: 340 m/s. Why not the others: 735 m/s divides f by lambda; 0.0014 m/s divides lambda by f; 34 m/s is a decimal slip.
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