Question

Temperature changes in seawater affect the

speed at which sound moves through it. A wave

with a length of 2.00 m, travelling at a speed of

1500 m/s, reaches a section of warm water where

the speed is 1550 m/s. What would you expect

the wavelength in the warmer water to be?

Answer 1

$$f_1=f_2\\\frac{v_1}{\lambda_1}=\frac{v_2}{\lambda_2}\\\frac{1500}{2}=\frac{1550}{\lambda_2}$$

$$\lambda_2=2.07\ m$$