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    This document provides information on calculating wave properties using the wave formula and includes a worked example. It then lists three questions asking to calculate the wave speed, wavelength, or frequency for various waves given two of the three properties of wave speed, wavelength, and frequency.

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    Name: ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

    Date: ………………………………………

    Using the wave formula: wave speed, frequency and wavelength


    v speed (metres per second, m/s)
    f=v÷λ
    v=f×λ λ wavelength (metres, m)

    f frequency (hertz, Hz) λ=v÷f


    Worked example

    Q: A sound wave of frequency 220 Hz travels at a speed of 340 m/s in air. What is its wavelength?
    A: Wavelength, λ = v ÷ f = 340  220 = 1.55 m
    (If the wave speed is in metres per second and the frequency is in hertz, the wavelength will be in metres)

    Questions
    1. Calculate the wave speed (in m/s) for the following waves:
    a) A sound wave in steel with a frequency of 500 Hz and a wavelength of 3.0 metres.

    b) a ripple on a pond with a frequency of 2 Hz and a wavelength of 0.4 metres.

    c) A radio wave with a wavelength of 30 m and a frequency of 10,000,000 hertz.

    2. Calculate the wavelength (in metres) for the following waves:


    a) A wave on a slinky spring with a frequency of 2 Hz travelling at 3 m/s.

    b) An ultrasound wave with a frequency 40,000 Hz travelling at 1450 m/s in fatty tissue.

    c) A sound wave with frequency 440 Hz travelling at 340 metres per second in air.

    3. Calculate the frequency (in Hz) for the following waves:


    a) A sound wave of wavelength 10 metres travelling at 340 metres per second in air.

    b) A wave on the sea with a speed of 8 m/s and a wavelength of 20 metres.

    c) A microwave of wavelength 0.15 metres travelling through space at 300,000,000 m/s.

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