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Question:Ripples are being genrated by a vibrator on the surface of water.The distance between two concecutive crests is 3 cm.Ripples cover a distance of 25.2 cm in 1.2 s.Calculate the wavelength,wave velocity and frequency of the genrated waves?

Question:Ripples are being genrated by a vibrator on the surface of water.The distance between  two concecutive crests is 3 cm.Ripples cover a distance of 25.2 cm in 1.2 s.Calculate the wavelength,wave velocity and frequency of the genrated waves?

Grade:12th pass

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Sanju
106 Points
6 years ago
The distance between  two concecutive crests is called the wavelength.
Wavelength = 3cm
Wave velocity = 25.2 cm / 1.2 s = 21 cm/s
Frequency = wave velocity / wavelength  = 21/3 = 7 Hz

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