Wave Speed
AQA AS-level PhysicsWavesLesson 6 of 24
Each wave crest travels a distance equal to one wavelength in the time period T = 1/f.
using speed = distance &div time:
speed of wave = distance travelled in one cycle time taken for one cycle = λ T v = λf The higher the frequency the…
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