Question

A taut wire has a wave with a wavelength of 4.5 meters and a frequency of 100 hertz. What is the speed of the wave in the wire?(1 point)
Responses

4,500 m/s
4,500 m/s

0.045 m/s
0.045 m/s

450 m/s
450 m/s

22.2 m/s

Answers

Answered by GPT-4o mini
To find the speed of a wave, you can use the formula:

\[ \text{speed} = \text{wavelength} \times \text{frequency} \]

Given:
- Wavelength (\( \lambda \)) = 4.5 meters
- Frequency (\( f \)) = 100 hertz

Now, plug in the values:

\[ \text{speed} = 4.5 \, \text{m} \times 100 \, \text{Hz} = 450 \, \text{m/s} \]

So, the speed of the wave in the wire is **450 m/s**.

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