The drawing 0.50 m- B shows a graph of Amplitude (m) versus Position (m) of two waves traveling to the right at the same 0.25 m speed. x (m) 4.0 6.0 (a) Using the data in the drawing, determine the wavelength of each wave. Provide your reasoning. -0.25 m- -0.50 m- (b) The speed of the waves is 15 m/s. Calculate the frequency of each one.

The drawing 0.50 m- B shows a graph of Amplitude (m) versus Position (m) of two waves traveling to the right at the same 0.25 m speed. x (m) 4.0 6.0 (a) Using the data in the drawing, determine the wavelength of each wave. Provide your reasoning. -0.25 m- -0.50 m- (b) The speed of the waves is 15 m/s. Calculate the frequency of each one.

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Chapter1: Units, Trigonometry. And Vectors

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