A slinky spring 3m long rests on a horizontal bench with one end fixed. When the free end is suddenly pushed forward, the compression pulse travels to the fixed end and back in 2 secs. What is the speed of the longitudinal waves along the spring? What is the wavelength of the longitudinal waves produced when the free end is moved to and fro with a frequency of 2.5Hz? A slinky spring 3m long rests on a horizontal bench with one end fixed . When the free end is suddenly pushed forward , the compression pulse travels to the fixed end and back in 2 secs . What is the speed of the longitudinal waves along the spring ? What is the wavelength of the longitudinal waves produced when the free end is moved to and fro with a frequency of 2.5Hz ?

The wavelength is the distance between the adjacent crest or trough of the sinusoidal wave. The wavelength is the reciprocal of the frequency of the wave.

Wavelength λ = c/f

where c is the speed of light in vacuum = 3*10⁸ m/s

A slinky spring 3m long rests on a horizontal bench with one end fixed. When the free end is suddenly pushed forward, the compression pulse travels to the fixed end and back in 2 secs.

λ = v/f

v =fλ =λ /T where T is the time period = 2sec

Put the values we get

v = 3/2 =1.5 m/s

Thus, the speed of wave is 1.5 m/s.

Using the same expression for frequency 2.5Hz, wavelength is

λ = v/f

λ = 1.5 /2.5 = 0.6 m

Thus, the wavelength is 0.6m.

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