A Plucked Guitar String Produces a Sound Wave of Frequency

question 19

Short Answer

A plucked guitar string produces a sound wave of frequency 0.44 kHz on a day when the
speed of sound is 340 m/s.
(a) What is the wavelength of the sound wave?
(b) How much time elapses between the impacts of two adjacent compressions of the
sound wave on your eardrum?

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