Friday, April 5, 2013

Velocity of Wave

A wave has a velocity when a vibrating object is not moving or propagating from one place to another. The velocity of a wave defines how fast a wave propagates.

The two formulas of velocity are as follows:

1. v =      λ (wavelength)             /     s (distance to be covered)
           t (period of the wave)                   t (covering time)

2. v =  λ (wavelength) x f (frequency)

Questions including answers of the two formulas:

2nd Formula
  The velocity of a wave is 50 m/s. If the wavelength is 10 m, what is the frequency of that wave?
v = λf  so  f =  v 
                        λ

f =  50 m/s  = 5 Hz
       10 m

1st Formula
  Given: distance to be covered = 6λ
              time needed = 4 s
  Find:   velocity

v =  6  = 1.5 m/s
       4

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