SOLUTION: Solve the problem. Be sure to show all of your work. The wavelength, w, in meters per cycle, of a musical note is given by w= r/f where r is the speed of sound in meters per se

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Question 399391: Solve the problem. Be sure to show all of your work.
The wavelength, w, in meters per cycle, of a musical note is given by w= r/f
where r is the speed of sound in meters per second and f is the frequency in cycles per second. The speed of sound in air is 344 m/sec. What is the wavelength of a note whose frequency in air is 33 cycles per second? Round to the nearest tenth of a meter per cycle. WHERE DO I BEGIN..HELP!!!!!!!!!!!

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The wavelength, w, in meters per cycle, of a musical note is given by w= r/f
where r is the speed of sound in meters per second and f is the frequency in cycles per second.
The speed of sound in air is 344 m/sec. What is the wavelength of a note whose frequency in air is 33 cycles per second?
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Begin by looking at the given formula: w = r%2Ff
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Look at which of these 3 variable is given:
r = 344 m/sec
f = 33 cps
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Substitute these in the original formula
w = 344%2F33
w = 10.4 meters is the wavelength
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Not that hard, right?