DP Physics (last assessment 2024)

Question 21N.2.SL.TZ0.a

Date	November 2021	Marks available	[Maximum mark: 2]	Reference code	21N.2.SL.TZ0.a
Level	SL	Paper	2	Time zone	TZ0
Command term	Calculate	Question number	a	Adapted from	N/A

[Maximum mark: 2]

21N.2.SL.TZ0.a

A longitudinal wave travels in a medium with speed 340 m s⁻¹. The graph shows the variation with time t of the displacement x of a particle P in the medium. Positive displacements on the graph correspond to displacements to the right for particle P.

Calculate the wavelength of the wave.

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$T = 4 \times 10^{- 3}$ «s» or $f = 250$ «Hz» ✓

$λ = 340 \times 4.0 \times 10^{- 3} = 1.36 \approx 1.4$ «m» ✓

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Core » Topic 4: Waves » 4.2 – Travelling waves

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