A sound wave has a frequency of 2014 Hz. What is the distance between crests or compressions of the wave? (Take the speed of sound to be 344 m/s.) m

Answer 1

Definition to know: wavelength is trough to trough or crest to crest.

This boils down to an easy one-step algebra problem.

Original Formula you were probably given: Speed = Wavelength x Frequency

To solve for the wavelength it becomes: Wavelength = Speed/Frequency

Speed: 344 m/s

Frequency: 2014 Hz

Wavelength is 0.17 m