Homework Help: math

Posted by Roger on Friday, July 15, 2011 at 12:52pm.

can please somebody check my answer:

Q. A tuning fork produces a sound that has a wavelength of 136 centimetres. What is the frequency of the tuning fork? (Take the speed of sound to be 340 metres per second.)

A. f= velocity/wavelength
f= 340/1.36
f=250Hz

math - Max, Friday, July 15, 2011 at 1:16pm
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