A sound wave of frequency 440 Hz is played by a musician. What is the

wavelength of this sound wave (the speed of sound is given as 343 m/s) ?

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Araceli Rollins

8 April, 03:03

A sound wave of frequency 440 Hz is played by a musician. What is the

wavelength of this sound wave (the speed of sound is given as 343 m/s) ?

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Marshall Hines · Answer 1

343/440

Explanation:

Recall that v=d/t

Now, this is the same thing.

Frequency is 1/T and wavelength is the distance travelled in one period.

So Vs=f*λ

(the greek letter is used as the symbol of wavelength; it's arbitrary)

A sound wave of frequency 440 Hz is played by a musician. What is thewavelength of this sound wave (the speed of sound is given as 343 m/s) ?

A sound wave of frequency 440 Hz is played by a musician. What is the

wavelength of this sound wave (the speed of sound is given as 343 m/s) ?