Question

A sound wave in the air has a frequency of 256 hertz and is traveling at a speed of 331 meters/second. What is its wavelength?

Answer 1

2.39 is the answer cuh

Answer 2

Answer: The correct answer is 1.29 m/s.

Explanation:

The expression for the velocity of the wave is as follows;

$v=f\lambda$

Here, f is the frequency of the wave, v is the velocity of the wave and $\lambda$ is the wavelength of the wave.

It is given in the problem that a sound wave in the air has a frequency of 256 hertz and is traveling at a speed of 331 meters/second.

Calculate the wavelength of the wave by rearranging the above expression.

Put v= 331 m/s and f= 256 Hz by rearranging the above expression.

$\lambda =\frac{331}{256}$

$\lambda =1.29 m$

Therefore, the wavelength of the wave is 1.29.