KATARINA KRATOVAC, Associated Press Writer CAIROâEgypt displayed on Monday newly discovered tombs more than 4,000 years old and said they belonged to people who worked on the Great Pyramids of Giza, presenting the discovery as more evidence that slaves did not build the ancient monuments.
In the case of a wave, the speed is the distance traveled by a given point on the wave (such as a crest) in a given interval of time. In equation form, If the crest of an ocean wave moves a distance of 20 meters in 10 seconds, then the speed of the ocean wave is 2.0 m/s. wave is a disturbance that moves along a medium from one end to the other. If one watches an ocean wave moving along the medium (the ocean water), one can observe that the crest of the wave is moving from one location to another over a given interval of time.
1. Find the wave's speed if you know its wavelength and frequency. If you know the wavelength and frequency of a wave, all you have to do is plug them into the original formula and manipulate it to solve for the speed. Solve the following problem: Find the speed of a wave with a frequency of 8 Hz and a wavelength of 16 m. Here's how: 1  Wavelength (Î») = Wave speed (C)/Frequency (F).