The distance between the crest and trough of a transverse wave is 15 cm, what is the velocity of the wave if its frequency is 1000 Hz?

Distance between crest and trough is called its wavelength.


Given,


wavelength = 15 cm = 0.15 m


frequency = 1000 Hz


velocity = wavelength × frequency


velocity = 0.15×1000 = 150 ms-1


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