Calculate the period of the wave:

Question

A transverse wave with an amplitude of 0.20 meter and wavelength of 3.0 meters travels toward the right in a medium with a speed of 4.0 meters per second.

 

Using the information provided, calculate the period of the wave. Show all work.

Answer 1

period = wavelength / speed = (3.0 m) / (4.0 m/s) = 0.75 s

Note that the amplitude of the wave does not matter in this problem.