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ipn [44]
4 years ago
9

A string tied between two post is oscillating at 3Hz. A student determines the standing waves have a length of 4 meters. What is

the velocity of the wave?
Physics
1 answer:
torisob [31]4 years ago
8 0

Answer:

12 m/s

Explanation:

Standing waves are waves that are formed between two fixed points in space, so they cannot propagate, but they are just oscillations about a fixed points. Examples of standing waves are the waves in a string.

The relationship between wavelength, frequency and speed of a wave is given by the wave equation:

v=f \lambda

where

v is the speed of the wave

f is its frequency

\lambda is its wavelength

For the standing wave in this problem we have:

f = 3 Hz is the frequency of the wave

\lambda=4 m is the wavelength

Solving for v, we find the velocity of the wave:

v=(3)(4)=12 m/s

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