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By the frequency. The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength. The lower the frequency the longer the wave length.
C= L * f
C = Time in milliseconds (343 m/s @ 20 degrees C , L= Wave Length or Lambda in meters and f= frequency in Hertz
A little algebra and you have;
L= C/f
Example; 343 m/s / 100 Hz = .343 meters
Frequency is a function of time, cycles per second. Time is the reciprocal of frequency
(1/f= T).
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∙ 9y agoSound waves travel about a million times slower than light waves. The wavelength is determined by the pressure of the waves.
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