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Sound waves - Example 1
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Maria was watching the waves as they hit the boats in the bay. She noticed that they made a complete up and down vibration cycle in 8 seconds. The boats where 20 meters apart, and when one boat was at a high position, the other was at a low. Find the wavelength, the frequency and the speed of the waves
Solve the following problem
1. Frequency
f = \(\frac{n}{t}\) = \(\frac{1}{8}\) = 0.125 Hz
2. Wavelength
\(\frac{λ}{2}\) = 20.
λ = 40m
3. Speed
v = fλ = (.125)(40) = 5m/s
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- This note goes through a simple example of how to calculate the basic properties of a sound wave.
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- Created by leonie.examtime · Dec 9, 2013
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