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The product of (frequency) times (wavelength) is always the same number.

(It happens to be the speed of the wave.) So if one of them doubles, the

other one gets decreased by half.

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How do you double the wavelength of a wave?

To double the wavelength of a wave, you need to decrease its frequency by half. Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional - as wavelength increases, frequency decreases, so doubling the wavelength requires halving the frequency. This change in wavelength can affect the characteristics of the wave, such as its speed and energy.


If the speed of a wave doubles while the wavelength remains the same what happens to the wavelength?

You actually answered your own question. The wavelength remains the same since it is stated as part of the problem. However, the frequency, which I am betting you are more interested in will double. The frequency is releated to the wavelength and the speed of the wave by the following equation f = v/l where f is the frequency, v is the speed, and l is the wavelength. So if the velocity doubles and the wavelength is constant, then the frequency will double.


How can you double the frequency of a wave if you have control over both the wavelength and the wave velocity?

To double the frequency of a wave, you need to halve either the wavelength or the wave velocity. This is because frequency is inversely proportional to both wavelength and wave velocity. So, if you decrease either the wavelength or the wave velocity by half, the frequency will double.


If wavelength increases what happens to frequency and wave energy?

If wavelength increases, frequency decreases inversely. Wave energy remains the same since it is determined by amplitude and not by wavelength or frequency.


What happens to the wavelength of a sound if the frequency is doubled?

If the frequency of a sound is doubled, the wavelength would be halved. This is because wavelength and frequency have an inverse relationship: as one increases, the other decreases.

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If a wave is traveling at a certain speed and its frequency is doubled what happens to the wavelength of that wave?

Wavelength = 1/frequency. If you double the frequency, the wavelength drops to half.


What happens to the wavelength of a wave that is traveling at a certain speed and its frequency is doubled?

If the frequency becomes double what it was, then the wavelength becomes 1/2 of what it was.


What happens to the wavelenght of a wave when the frequencey of the wave doubled but speed stays same?

Speed = wavelength x frequency, so wavelength = speed / frequency. Therefore, the wavelength is inversely proportional to the frequency. Double the frequency means half the wavelength.


As the frequency of a wave increases what happens to the wavelength?

As wavelength increases the frequency decreases.


How do you double the wavelength of a wave?

To double the wavelength of a wave, you need to decrease its frequency by half. Wavelength and frequency are inversely proportional - as wavelength increases, frequency decreases, so doubling the wavelength requires halving the frequency. This change in wavelength can affect the characteristics of the wave, such as its speed and energy.


If the speed of a wave doubles while the wavelength remains the same what happens to the wavelength?

You actually answered your own question. The wavelength remains the same since it is stated as part of the problem. However, the frequency, which I am betting you are more interested in will double. The frequency is releated to the wavelength and the speed of the wave by the following equation f = v/l where f is the frequency, v is the speed, and l is the wavelength. So if the velocity doubles and the wavelength is constant, then the frequency will double.


Double the frequency of sound and you also double its?

wavelength


What happens to the wavelength of a wave on a string when the frequency is doubled?

The wavelength is halved.


What happens when you increase the speed of a wave what happens to the wavelength?

If the frequency remains constant, then the wavelength increases.


What happens to the you increase the wavelength?

Remember that wavelength x frequency = speed of the wave.If you increase the wavelength, the frequency will decrease - since the speed of most waves is more or less independent of the frequency or wavelength.


How can you double the frequency of a wave if you have control over both the wavelength and the wave velocity?

To double the frequency of a wave, you need to halve either the wavelength or the wave velocity. This is because frequency is inversely proportional to both wavelength and wave velocity. So, if you decrease either the wavelength or the wave velocity by half, the frequency will double.


What happens to the frequency when the wavelength of an electromagnetic wave goes up?

As wavelength goes up, the frequency comes down.