Calculating Wave Speed

Wave Speed

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Practice Problem #1

 What is the speed of a sound wave that has

a wavelength of 2 m and a frequency of
170.5 Hz?

 341 m/s
Practice Problem #2

 A wave traveling in water has a frequency of

500 Hz and a wavelength of 3 m. What is the
speed of the wave?

 1,500 m/s
Practice Problem #3

 The lowest-pitched sounds humans can hear

have a frequency of 20 Hz. What is the
wavelength of these sound waves if their
wave speed is 340 m/s?

 17 m
Practice Problem #4

 The highest-pitched sound humans can hear

have a wavelength of 0.017 m in air. What is
the frequency of these sound waves is their
wave speed is 340 m/s?

 20,000 Hz
Practice Problem #5

 Calculate the frequency of a water wave that

has a wavelength of 0.5 m and a speed of 4
m/s.

 8 Hz
Practice Problem #6

 An FM radio station broadcasts radio waves

with a frequency of 100,000,000 Hz. What is
the wavelength of these radio waves if they
travel at a speed of 300,000 km/s?

 0.003 km