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OpenStudy (anonymous):

How do you calculate frequency (by wavespeed x wavelength?)

OpenStudy (anonymous):

\[f=v \div \lambda \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

the lambda sign is the wavelength and the v is wvspd? Okay...and what is the wavespeed if the wavelength is 6 for example?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

what is frequency? you need to know wavelength and frequencies to solve for wave speed (velocity).

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Oh. F = cycles in given time . The way my science teacher did we didn't learn velocity .-.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

sorry for confusing velocity id wavelength. f is the number of cycles but what is the number of cycles?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

is*

OpenStudy (anonymous):

Example: A sound wave produced by a tuning fork travels with a speed of 342 m/s. It has a frequency of 1600 Hz. a) What is the wavelength of the sound wave? Solution: \[\lambda = v/f\] \[\lambda = 342 / 1600\] \[\lambda = 0.213 m \]

OpenStudy (anonymous):

|dw:1339904401781:dw| sorry for not that good drawing but is that how u draw 2 cycles?

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