If 10 waves are produced on a long-stretched string of length 1 meter, what is the wavelength of the waves? What will be the frequency of the wave if the speed of the waves is 12 m/s?

Wavelength and frequency of waves:

Given:

  • Length of the string L=1 m
  • 10 waves on the string.

The wavelength λ is given by:

λ=L/number of waves=1/10=0.1 m

Given that the speed of the waves is v=12 m/s, we can find the frequency f using the wave speed formula:

v=fλ

Rearranging for :

f=12/0.1=120 Hz