a source is producing 15 waves in 3 seconds the distance between a crust and trough is 10 cm find frequency , wavelength and speed of the wave
frequency = no.of waves in 1 second = no.of waves/time taken = 15/3 = 5Hz.
therefore, frequency is 5Hz.
wavelength is the distance between consecutive crests or troughs.
distance between adjacent crest and trough = lambda/2
substituting 10 in the formulae, uh get
10 = lambda/2
lambda = 20
so, wavelength is 20cm.
speed = frequency * wavelength (lambda) = 5*20 = 100cm/s
and speed is 100cm/s.