Frequency, Wavelength, and Speed

Wavelength is measured in meters per cycle while frequency is measured in cycles per second,
so the product of frequency time wavelength is the speed of the wave in meters per second. A
simple formula relates frequency, f, wavelength, w, and speed, s, according to S = f x w

Problem 1 – What are the two related formulas that define frequency and wavelength in terms of
the other two wave quantities?

Problem 2 – At sea level, sound waves travel at a speed of 330 meters/sec. If the frequency of
middle-C is 440 Hertz, what is the wavelength of the sound wave in centimeters?

Problem 3 – At what sound frequency will the wavelength equal the distance between a pair of
human ears (10 cm)? (Note: The ability to locate the direction of a sound wave becomes worse
as the wavelength shortens below 10 cm)

Problem 4 – A gravity wave produced by two orbiting neutrons stars travels at the speed of light,
c = 300,000 km/sec. If the period of the orbital motion is 10 seconds, what is the distance
between crests of the gravity wave?

Problem 5- Explain how wavelengths, frequencies and speed is important as evidence for the
origins of the universe. Please provide at least 3 specific examples.