"Stop to Think 16.1" on page 423 of your textbook. Also, for situation (a), descibe what happens to the speed of the wave, the frequency, and the wavelength when you start moving your hand up and down at a faster rate.

Respuesta :

Answer:

wave speed= constant

frequency = increase

wavelength = decrease

Explanation:

Solution:

- The three basic parameters of a wave are speed, frequency and wavelength. These three parameters are related to each other by an expression:

                                             v = f * λ

Where,

- v is the speed of the wave in m/s.

- f frequency of the wave in Hz.

- λ wavelength of the wave in m

- We are asked how would each of these parameter change if we move the hand up and down faster. The hand moves from a crest to trough faster than before and back again. We can see that the time between a cycle has decreased; hence, frequency f increases. Consequently, we can see that wave speed v remains constant - the medium of transfer of wave energy - remains same. Then from our relation above if we hold speed constant and increase f then the wavelength λ would have to decrease.

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