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→Finding Frequency from Wavelength and Wave Speed
====Finding Frequency from Wavelength and Wave Speed====
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |A [[microwave]] travelling at a speed of 3.0x10<sup>8</sup>m/s has a [[wavelength]] of 0.051m. Calculate the [[frequency]] of the [[wave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:center;" |An [[ultrasound]] [[wave]] of [[wavelength]] 0.125m passes through an [[Iron]] block at a [[speed]] of 5000m/s. Calculate the [[frequency]] of the [[wave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
v = 3.0x10<sup>8</sup>m/s
λ = 0.051m
| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
v = 5000m/s
λ = 0.125m
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| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math> f = \frac{v}{\lambda}</math>
<math> f \approx 5900000000Hz</math>
| style="height:20px; width:200px300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math> f = \frac{v}{\lambda}</math>