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===About Wave Speed===
: [[Wave Speed]] is measured in [[metres per Second|metres per second]].
: The '''wave speed''' states how quickly [[energy]] and [[information]] can be transferred by a [[wave]].
===Equation===
====Equation 1====
<math>v = \fracdfrac{x}{t}</math>
Where:
===About Wave Speed===
: '''Wave speed''' is a [[scalar]] because it has [[magnitude]] only.
: The [[SI Unit]] of [[Wave Speed|wave speed]] is [[Metres per Second|metres per second]].
: The '''wave speed''' states how quickly [[energy]] and [[information]] can be transferred by a [[wave]].
: '''Wave speed''' can change depending on the [[medium]] the [[wave]] is travelling through.
: When a [[wave]] enters a new [[medium]] it will change in [[speed]].
===Equation===
====Equation 1====
Where:
v = '''Wave Speed'''
===Example Calculations===
====Finding Wave Speed from Distance Travelled and Time Taken====
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A scientist [[observe]]s a [[wave]] in a ripple tank. The length of the tank is 0.75m and it takes the [[wave]] 1.2 seconds to get from one end of the tank to the other. Calculate the '''wave speed''' of the [[wave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A surfer wants to know how fast the [[wave]]s are travelling on a windy day. The surfer observes a [[wave]] takes 15 [[second]]s to travel between two buoys. The surfer knows the distance between the buoys is 63m. Calculate the [[speed]] of the [[wave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
x = 0.75m
t = 1.2s
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
x = 63m
t = 15s
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>v = \dfrac{x}{t}</math>
<math>v = \dfrac{0.75}{1.2}</math>
<math>v = 0.625m/s</math>
<math>v \approx 0.63m/s</math>
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>v = \dfrac{x}{t}</math>
<math>v = \dfrac{63}{15}</math>
<math>v = 4.2m/s</math>
|}
====Finding Wave Speed from Wavelength and Frequency====
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A [[Water Wave|water wave]] has a [[wavelength]] of 1.6m and a frequency of 1.5Hz. Calculate the [[speed]] of the [[wave]].
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A ray of [[ultravoiletultraviolet]] [[light]] with a [[frequency]] of 7.5x10<sup>14</sup>Hz and [[wavelength]] of 0.30μm in an [[Optical Fibre|optical fibre]]. Calculate the [[speed]] of the [[wave]] through that [[Optical Fibre|optical fibre]] correct to 2 [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
|}
====Finding Wavelength using Wave Speed from Distance Travelled and Time TakenFrequency==== {| class="wikitable"| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:center;" |A [[wave]] with [[frequency]] 700Hz travels at a [[speed]] of 340m/s. Calculate the [[wavelength]] of the [[wave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:center;" |A 630MHz [[radiowave]] travels at 300,000,000m/s in a [[vacuum]]. Calculate the [[wavelength]] of this [[radiowave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].|-| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities''' f = 700Hz v = 340m/s| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities''' f = 630MHz = 630x10<sup>6</sup>Hz v = 300,000,000m/s = 3x10<sup>8</sup>m/s|-| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers and [[Evaluate (Maths)|evaluate]].''' <math>v = f \lambda</math> <math>340 = 700 \times \lambda</math> | style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers and [[Evaluate (Maths)|evaluate]].''' <math>v = f \lambda</math> <math>3 \times 10^8 = 630 \times 10^6 \times \lambda</math>|-| style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].''' <math> \lambda = \dfrac{340}{700}</math> <math> \lambda = 0.48571m</math> <math> \lambda \approx 0.48m</math> | style="height:20px; width: 300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].''' <math> \lambda = \dfrac{630 \times 10^6}{3 \times 10^8}</math> <math> \lambda = 2.1m</math>|} ====Finding Frequency using Wave Speed and Wavelength====
{| class="wikitable"
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A scientist [[observemicrowave]]travelling at a speed of 3.0x10<sup>8</sup>m/s has a [[wavewavelength]] in a ripple tank. The length of the tank is 0.75m and it takes 051m. Calculate the [[wavefrequency]] 1.2 seconds to get from one end of the tank to the other. Calculate the '''wave speed''' of the [[wave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:center;" |A surfer wants to know how fast the An [[ultrasound]] [[wave]]s are travelling on a windy dayof [[wavelength]] 0. The surfer observes a 125m passes through an [[waveIron]] takes 15 block at a [[secondspeed]]of 5000m/s to travel between two buoys. The surfer knows the distance between the buoys is 63m. Calculate the [[speedfrequency]] of the [[wave]] correct to two [[Significant Figures|significant figures]].
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''1. State the known quantities'''
|-
| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the and [[Evaluate (Maths)|evaluate]].''' <math>v = f \lambda</math> <math>3.0 \times 10^8 = f \times 0.051</math>| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[equationSubstitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers and [[Solve Evaluate (Maths)|solveevaluate]].'''
<math>v = f \frac{x}{t}lambda</math>
<math>v 5000 = f \frac{times 0.75}{1.2}125</math>|-| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>v f = \dfrac{3.0 \times 10^8}{0.625m/s051}</math>
<math>v \approx 0.63m/sf = 5882352941Hz</math>| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''2. [[Substitute (Maths)|Substitute]] the numbers into the [[equation]] and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>v = f \frac{x}{t}approx 5900000000Hz</math>| style="height:20px; width:300px; text-align:left;" |'''3. [[Rearrange (Maths)|Rearrange]] the equation and [[Solve (Maths)|solve]].'''
<math>v f = \fracdfrac{635000}{150.125}</math>
<math>v f = 4.2m/s40000Hz</math>
|}
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