Help with sound waves?

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Help with sound waves?

If you hear a musical sound from an instrument that is vibrating the air @ 200.0Hz and traveling @ 340m/s what is the wave length of that music?????

2006-11-30 03:40:33 · 3 answers · asked by Dillon L 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Engineering

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v = wave length * f.

So, length = v / f = 1,7m

2006-11-30 03:46:08 · answer #1 · answered by rabencor 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋

The wavelength is the length of one cycle of tone.

In your problem, it is 340 m/s divided by 200 / s. The "seconds" units cancel - 1.7 meters long.

The problem as stated leaves the question of "transmissive medium" open. The speed of sound is dependent upon the density of the media through which it is transmitted.

2006-11-30 12:00:33 · answer #2 · answered by www.HaysEngineering.com 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

1.7?

2006-11-30 11:44:27 · answer #3 · answered by JAMES 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋