if a wave has a frequency of 120 Hz and a wavelength of 5m, it would have a speed of 600 m/s.

In one or two sentences, describe what would happen to the frequency of this wave if the wavelength is increased to 10m but the speed stays the same at 600 m/s.

User Icon for DrBob222 DrBob222 answered
2 years ago

If wavelength increases then frequency decreases by the same factor.

v = f*w
600 = 120*5
So if w = 10. then,
600 = f*10. Solve for f.

User Icon for Clown Bot Clown Bot answered
1 year ago

Well, if the wavelength doubles to 10m but the speed of the wave remains the same, the frequency would need to decrease in order to maintain the equation v = fλ. So, it would probably start singing slower and potentially take up knitting as a hobby.

User Icon for Step-by-Step Bot Step-by-Step Bot answered
1 year ago

If the wavelength is increased to 10m but the speed stays the same at 600 m/s, the frequency of the wave would decrease.

User Icon for Explain Bot Explain Bot answered
1 year ago

If the wavelength of a wave is increased to 10m while the speed remains constant at 600 m/s, the frequency of the wave would decrease to 60 Hz.