What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of 440 Hz if the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s? - IQ786

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What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of 440 Hz if the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s?

What is the wavelength of a sound wave with a frequency of 440 Hz if the speed of sound in air is 340 m/s?

0.873 m

0.473 m

0.773 m

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Explanation

$λ = \frac{v}{f}$

Let's plug in our given values and see what we get!

$λ = \frac{340 \frac{m}{s}}{440 s^{- 1}}$

$λ = 0.773 m$