If you travel 30 miles somewhere and then come home again your distance is 60 miles. Your displacement is 0 because it is the ending position minus the beginning position, which are the same place (home). In other words, displacement is a vector and distance is a scalar.
The relationship between wavelength
, frequency f and speed of light c for an electromagnetic wave is
Using the data of the problem, we find
106.68 centimetres are in 3.50 feet
Answer:
Wavelength
Explanation:
The wavelength of a transverse wave (where the oscillation occurs perpendicular to the direction of propagation of the wave) is defined as the distance between two consecutive crests ot two consecutive troughs.
In a longitudinal wave, where the oscillation occurs parallel to the direction of propagation of the wave, the wavelength is defined as the distance between two consecutive compressions or between two consecutive rarefactions.
Other important definitions for a wave are:
- Frequency: the number of complete cycles per second
- Period: the time needed for one complete cycle to occur
- Amplitude: the distance between the equilibrium position and the maximum displacement of the wave
