A harmonic wave is traveling along a rope. It is observed that the oscillator that generates the wave completes 44.0 vibrations in 29.0 s. Also, a given maximum travels 425 cm along the rope in 5.0 s. What is the wavelength?

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A harmonic wave is traveling along a rope. It is observed that the oscillator that generates the wave completes 44.0 vibrations in 29.0 s. Also, a given maximum
travels 425 cm along the rope in 5.0 s. What is the wavelength?
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The frequency here can be obtained as

f=number of oscillationstime interval=44.029.0s=1.52Hz

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The speed of the wave can be obtained as

v=dt=4.25m5.0s=0.85m/s

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