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A wave along a guitar string has a frequency of 440 Hz and a wavelength of 1.5 m. What is the speed of the wave?

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wavelenght of the wave λ:1.5m\lambda: 1.5 \hspace{1mm}\text{m} frequency of the string ν:440Hz=4401s\nu: 440 \hspace{1mm}\text{Hz} = 440 \frac{1}{s}

We need to work out the speed of the wave v.

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