Quantity Symbol Quantity Term Unit Unit Symbol v wave speed meterssecond ms wavelength meter m f frequency Hertz Hz Remember. The equation that represents the wave speed is given as follows. In other words the distance traveled by the sound wave in 1 second is equivalent to the 170 meters down to the canyon wall plus the 170 meters back from the canyon wall.
Speedfrac Distance Time If an ocean wave crest travels a distance of 30 m in 10 seconds then the speed of the ocean wave is 3 ms.
Wave Speed Equation Practice Problems The formula we are going to practice today is the wave speed equation. V f w Where V is the velocity ms f is the frequency hz. The wave equation is a very important formula that is often used to help us describe waves in more detail. 5 1 0 1 0 N m 2.