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If you sit on it, you will feel it bunch up and spread out underneath you. Time how long it takes between bunchings. This time is called the period. You may need to remove your trousers for a more sensitive measurement.
You also need to measure how fast the wave is travelling. Sit sideways on it, and time how long it takes between a bunching under one buttock and then under the other. This time is the interbuttock consecutive excitation interval. Take the reciprocal, and multiply by your interbuttock separation distance (which you can get from your doctor). The result is the wavespeed.
Now, all you need to do is multiply the period by the wavespeed, and the answer will be the wavelength.
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What is the wavelength's frequency and speed of the longitudinal wave?
This question cannot be answered - without at least some data to calculate !
How do you find the wavelength of a transverse wave?
wave length = wave speed divided by its frequency
How do wavelength and periods relate?
Wavelength*Frequency = Velocity of the wave. or Wavelength/Period = Velocity of the wave.
How do you find the wave speed from frequency and the wavelenghts?
speed= frqquency*wavelength
How do you find the wavelength from wave speed?
draw a triangle and make 3 areas in the triangle. on the top is S or Speed. on the bottom left is F or Frequency. and on the bottom right is a bckwards/upside down Y for Wavelength. then S divided by For Y. and F times Y. will get you wavelength and what you need. draw what i just said.
What sound does a longitudinal wave make?
It depends on the wavelength and frequency of the wave.
What are the characteristics of sound waves?
The characteristics of a sound wave is the Amplitude, Frequency, Wavelength, time period, and velocity. The sound wave itself is a longitudinal wave that shows the rarefactions and compressions of a sound wave.
How can you find the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?
Use the formula f = v λ Where f is frequency, v is the speed of the wave, and λ is the wavelength. Dividing both sides by v gives λ = f / v
What wave type is a sound wave?
Sound waves are longitudinal in nature, and they require a medium for propagation.
How is wave length determined for a longitudinal wave?
You can find it the same way you would for most other waves, with the formula of v=fλ (velocity = frequency x wavelength)
How does one measure the wavelength of a longitudinal wave?
Okay, it is very simple. The formula is: the velocity is equal to the product of the frequency and wavelength. v= fλ the lambda is the wavelength. Using basic arithmetic, you can rearrange the equation to : λ= v/f There you go. That's how to find the wavelength
Which properties does a longitudinal wave lack?
Longitudinal waves have all the same properties as transverse waves: speed, frequency, wavelength, and amplitude
What is the distance from crest to midpoint of a transverse wave?
If I understand the question correctly, that's one-quarter of a full cycle, so it is 1/4 of the wavelength. The wavelength varies from wave to wave - and this has nothing to do whether the wave is transverse or longitudinal.
How do you find the wavelength of a wave?
To get the wavelength of a wave simply divide the wavespeed with its frequency.
Which term describes the distance between any two crests in a transfer wave or the distance between any rarefaction in a longitudinal wave?
Wavelength
Which term describes the distance between any two crests in transverse wave or the distance between any rarefactions in a longitudinal wave?
wavelength
A longitudinal wave with a wavelength of 0.57 meter has a period of 0.25 second. How far does the wave travel in 33 seconds?
It travels 2.28 metres.
