Homework Help: Physics

Posted by Ashley on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:02pm.

The distance between two successive crests of
a certain transverse wave is 1.12 m. Eight
crests pass a given point along the direction
of travel every 12.3 s.
Calculate the wave speed.
Answer in units of m/s

Physics - drwls, Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 8:09pm
The frequency of waves going by is
f = 8/12.3 = 0.6504 s^-1

The wavelength is L = 1.12 m

The wave speed is
V = f*L = _____ m/s

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