Given data:
Wave length (λ) = 2.30 m,
Frequency (f) = 370 Hz (waves/sec),
Determine the speed of the wave = ?
Speed of the wave is defined as "the distance a wave travels in a given time". And it is a product of <em>wavelength (λ) </em>and <em>frequency(f). </em>
An Important point to be remember here is <em>"when increasing the wave length of the wave does not increase the speed of the wave"</em> because the wave speed also depends on frequency (f), So, if the wave length increases wave speed decreases. As a result the product of wave length and frequency are same.
Mathematically,
Wave speed = wave length × frequency
= 2.30 m × 370 waves/sec.
= 851 m/s.
<em>Speed of the wave is 851 m/s</em>
