To see how the speed of a wave on a string depends on the tension and the linear density consider a pulse sent down a taut string When the taut string is at rest at the equilibrium position the tension in the string latex F_T latex is constant. Speed Wavelength x Wave Frequency. Thus the speed of the wave v is.
Lambda 2text m l 2m.
Wave speed also known as wave velocity is a term used in physics to describe the speed at which a wave is propagating. Find the period time for a full wave pattern. For the the graph at a fixed time the x-axis is distance. Recall that the unit for frequency is hertz Hz and that 1 Hz is one cycleor one waveper second.