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Lesechka
4 days ago
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A grasshopper floating in water generates waves at a rate of three per second with a wavelength of two centimeters. (a) What is

the period of these waves? (b) What is the wave velocity?
Physics
1 answer:
Keith_Richards [2.2K]4 days ago
8 0

Answer:

(a) 0.33 seconds

(b) 6 cm/s

Explanation:

The frequency, f = 3 waves per second

and the wavelength, λ = 2 cm = 0.02 m

(a) The wave period is defined as the duration required for one complete oscillation of the wave. This period is the inverse of the frequency.

T = 1 / f = 1 / 3 = 0.33 seconds

(b) The relationship between wave speed, frequency, and wavelength is determined by

v = f x λ

v = 3 x 0.02 = 0.06 m/s

v = 6 cm/s

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